Call for Book Chapters: Emerging Trends and Future Directions in Comparative Literature

 In the evolving field of Comparative Literature, multilingual competencies are not merely skills—they are intellectual assets that expand critical vision and interpretive depth. The multilingual scholar navigates multiple linguistic worlds, fostering nuanced understanding across cultural and literary traditions. Multilingualism enriches comparative inquiry by revealing the subtle interplay between meaning, form, and culture. It allows researchers to engage with texts in their original languages, preserving the integrity of expression and context often lost in translation. In today’s globalized academia, multilingual competencies also enable collaboration and inclusivity, bridging linguistic divides in knowledge production. This theme welcomes contributions that explore how multilingualism shapes literary study, pedagogy, and identity. How does knowing multiple languages influence comparative interpretation? What are the cognitive and cultural implications of reading and writing ...

Translation Studies has evolved into one of the most vibrant and critical areas within Comparative Literature. In the contemporary world, translation is not just a linguistic exercise—it is an act of cultural mediation, negotiation, and transformation. As texts traverse languages and geographies, they acquire new meanings and identities, shaping how world literature is produced, circulated, and interpreted. Comparative scholars today explore translation as a form of rewriting that reflects the translator’s creativity, ideology, and context. In an age of globalization and digitization, machine translation and AI-assisted tools are further redefining the translation landscape, raising ethical and aesthetic questions. This section invites chapters that engage with theoretical, practical, and interdisciplinary aspects of translation. How does translation enable intercultural understanding and comparative critique? What challenges emerge in translating idiomatic, indigenous, or marginaliz...