Ben Hutchinson, Comparison and its Discontents

Tue May 19 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC+02:00

University of London Institute in Paris - Lecture Theatre | Paris

University of London Institute in Paris
Publisher/HostUniversity of London Institute in Paris
Ben Hutchinson, Comparison and its Discontents
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Join Professor Ben Hutchinson, Director of the Institute, to explore what it would mean to take the term “comparative literature” literally.
About this Event

Comparative literature is the most capacious of categories. But it is also a misnomer: it should really be called comparative literary studies. This lecture will explore what it would mean to take the term literally. What is comparative literature?


Speaker Bio

Ben Hutchinson is Professor of European Literature and Director of the University of London Institute in Paris. He is the author of seven books, including Lateness and Modern European Literature (2016), Comparative Literature: A Very Short Introduction (2018), The Midlife Mind (2020), and On Purpose (2023). He is a Phillip Leverhulme Prize winner and member of the Academy of Europe, as well as a Consulting Editor at the Times Literary Supplement.

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University of London Institute in Paris - Lecture Theatre, 9 -11 Rue de Constantine, Paris, France

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