The Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism was established in 2002 by undergraduates in Columbia University’s Department of English and Comparative Literature. In the two decades since its inception, it has continued to operate as a peer-edited journal devoted to publishing rigorous works of undergraduate scholarship, and has provided an important forum for interdisciplinary critique.

 

The Journal is published once a year and includes essays, commentary, interviews, and original artwork from scholars around the world. As an undergraduate publication, CJLC attempts to examine the world in a way that is informed by academia but not subsumed by it, and in doing so, seeks to expand access to engaging thoughtfully with the world. The Columbia Journal Of Literary Criticism also hosts events, including panel discussions with academics and writers, and seminars where Columbia professors and graduate students talk about their research in a casual setting.
 

 

Editors-in-Chief

Olivia Bulis

Anika Strite

Fenris Zimmer

 

Managing Editor

Josephine O'Brien

 

Essays Editor

Zelia Lerch

 

Interviews Editor

Eve Rosenblum

 

Events and Growth Coordinator

Rosemary Ho

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Layout Editor

Jane Byun

 

Art Editor

JRob Goffstein

 

Director of Photography

Cole Gabriel Willis

 

Staff Editors

Devan Aguirre

Fatima AlJarman

Ishaan Bhattacharya

Leyee Dai

Blaise Dalton

Andrea De Bedout

James Donovan

Justin Gao

Sophie MacLachlan

Miram Paley-Waldman

Marco Rios

Gracie Samra

Gabriel Tramontana

Rafael Vanuno

Miranda Xing

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