William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University
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academic position
cultural theorist
endowed chair
literary theorist
person
private research university
The William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University is an endowed academic chair in Duke’s Comparative Literature program, notably held by influential literary and cultural theorist Fredric Jameson.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University Context triple: [Fredric Jameson, positionHeld, William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University]
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Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley
The Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley is a distinguished endowed chair held by prominent theorist Judith Butler, known for groundbreaking work in gender theory, philosophy, and critical theory.
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Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
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Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
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Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
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Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University
The Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University is an academic unit that fosters interdisciplinary and cross-cultural literary study, bringing together languages, traditions, and theoretical approaches from around the world.
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Target entity: William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University Target entity description: The William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University is an endowed academic chair in Duke’s Comparative Literature program, notably held by influential literary and cultural theorist Fredric Jameson.
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Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley
The Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley is a distinguished endowed chair held by prominent theorist Judith Butler, known for groundbreaking work in gender theory, philosophy, and critical theory.
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B.
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
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C.
Merton Professor of English Language and Literature
The Merton Professor of English Language and Literature is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford specializing in the study and teaching of English language and literary scholarship.
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D.
Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
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Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University
The Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University is an academic unit that fosters interdisciplinary and cross-cultural literary study, bringing together languages, traditions, and theoretical approaches from around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| academicDiscipline | comparative literature ⓘ |
| academicPosition | William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Comparative Literature at Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
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United States
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| employer | Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endowed | true ⓘ |
| field | comparative literature ⓘ |
| hasAcademicChair | William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holder | Fredric Jameson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institution | Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William A. Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Fredric Jameson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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William A. Lane Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University
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