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

Technology has transformed every facet of human life, including the creation, dissemination, and reception of literature. For comparative scholars, this technological revolution opens up new interpretive possibilities while posing fresh challenges. Digital archives, AI-generated texts, and virtual reading spaces are reshaping the materiality of literature itself. Comparative Literature today must respond to how technology mediates cultural production. E-books, social media writing, and digital storytelling platforms blur the line between author and audience, while online translation tools democratize access to world literature. However, this transformation also raises critical questions: How does digitalization affect textual authenticity, memory, and creativity? This section invites contributions exploring technology’s role in redefining comparative literary studies. How can digital methodologies enhance comparative research? How does technology influence cross-cultural interactions...

Ecocriticism, the study of literature and the environment, has emerged as a powerful comparative framework to understand humanity’s relationship with nature across cultures. In an era marked by climate crisis, displacement, and ecological transformation, world literature offers profound insights into how societies imagine, represent, and respond to the natural world. Comparative ecocriticism explores how environmental concerns transcend national boundaries, linking indigenous narratives with modern ecological thought. From pastoral poetry to climate fiction, literature becomes a space for reflecting on sustainability, ethics, and coexistence. This section invites chapters that connect ecological consciousness with comparative and transnational perspectives. How do literary traditions from different regions conceptualize nature, sustainability, or environmental justice? What role do translation, adaptation, and digital media play in shaping eco-narratives? Contributors are encouraged...