A New Tour of Babel: Recent Trends Linking Comparative Literature Departments, Foreign Language Departments, and Area Studies Programs

The Department of Comparative Literature, in which I hold an appointment, is housed in Connecticut Hall, built in 1750 and the oldest building on our campus. The Center for International and Area Studies, where I also have an office, is housed in the newest building on campus, Luce Hall, which opened in February 1994. The two buildings are located at opposite ends of the campus, and as I walk from one to the other it has struck me from time to time that the