PhD students in Comparative Literature are encouraged to integrate internships into their doctoral program, in order to expand their academic skills and explore opportunities for experiential learning that will enable them to connect the university to the world and prepare for diverse career paths beyond the PhD. Students may have the flexibility to propose internships as capstone projects in graduate certificate programs (such as Critical Translation Studies or Museum Studies).
Our graduate students have had success in applying for the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program, leading to opportunities to work on projects at the UM Museum of Art, U Michigan Press, the Penny Stamps Gallery, The Michigan Quarterly Review, as well as partner organizations outside the university, such as the Library of Congress. The Rackham Internship program allows for students to select from either pre-determined internship locations or to propose self-initiated internships.
These are their experiences.
