Dr. Katie Trumpener

Professor

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Biography

Katie Trumpener is the Emily Sanford Professor of Comparative Literature at Yale University. She earned her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Stanford University in 1990, as well as an A.M. in English American Literature from Harvard University in 1983 and a B.A. (Honours) in English from the University of Alberta in 1982. Her work spans the modern period, particularly focusing on British and European novels, Anglophone fiction, European film history, and the interplay between literature, cultural history, and visual culture. Trumpener’s research interests include nationalism, regionalism, traditionalism, and literature's relationship to historical contexts such as World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Notably, she has also explored the history of children’s literature from the 18th century to the present, particularly the contributions of women novelists. Currently, she is researching the institutionalization of Marxist aesthetics in postwar Central Europe, alongside her extensive publication record.

Research Interests

British European Novel Anglophone Fiction European Film History Literature and Cultural History Visual Culture Nationalism Regionalism Traditionalism Literature and World War I Literature and World War II Literature and the Cold War Children’s Literature Women Novelists Marxist Aesthetics in Postwar Central Europe

Courses

Undergraduate: Austen, Brontë Modern Women’s Novel Homefront Literature WWII 18th-Century European Novel British Cinema Canadian Literature World Poetry Performance Graduate: History of Children’s Literature: Anglo-American Tradition in European Context Rise of the European Novel Jane Austen and the British Empire European Literature and Nation World War II and Everyday Life British Cinema

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.