1.0The Educated Imaginationhttps://macblog.mcmaster.ca/fryeblogBob Denhamhttps://macblog.mcmaster.ca/fryeblog/author/denham/Centre for Comparative Literature: Letter to the President - The Educated Imaginationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EhVu6J0d7A"><a href="https://macblog.mcmaster.ca/fryeblog/2010/07/14/13791/">Centre for Comparative Literature: Letter to the President</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://macblog.mcmaster.ca/fryeblog/2010/07/14/13791/embed/#?secret=EhVu6J0d7A" width="600" height="338" title="“Centre for Comparative Literature: Letter to the President” — The Educated Imagination" data-secret="EhVu6J0d7A" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Below is a letter I sent yesterday to University of Toronto President Naylor, with copies to both Dean Gertler and the provost, regarding the proposed closing of the Centre for Comparative Literature. Dear President Naylor, The discussion about the fate of comparative literature at the U of T might gain some measure of clarity from […]https://macblog.mcmaster.ca/fryeblog/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2010/07/complitbanner1.jpg559110