Modern Thought and Literature
advancing the study of critical issues in the modern world and reshaping the ways in which disciplinary scholarship is understood and practiced since 1971
MTL is the place where people do the “studies” - ethnic studies, gender studies, media studies, sciences studies, and so on. I was able to obtain an excellent training in three interdisciplinary fields, working with faculty from several disciplines, including the sciences.
- Sarah Richardson
Events
October
5
Date
Thursday, October 5, 2023. 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location
Margaret Jacks Hall - Terrace Room
(Building 460, Room 426)
(Building 460, Room 426)
November
9
Date
Thursday, November 9, 2023. 4:00pm
Location
Building 460, Margaret Jacks Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 460, Stanford, CA 94305
Terrace Room (426)
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 460, Stanford, CA 94305
Terrace Room (426)
News
Recent News
A new book by Shane Denson explores the intersections of biodata and media art and how predictive algorithms are reshaping perceptions of the human body.
Congratulations to MTL second-year Michelle Ha for winning the 11th annual Korea Program Prize for Writing in Korean Studies, for her paper "Beyond Diaspora: Racial Capitalism and Empire in Kim Young-ha’s Black Flower"!
Historical graphic novels can provide students a nuanced perspective into complex subjects in ways that are difficult, and sometimes impossible, to characterize in conventional writing and media, says Stanford historian Tom Mullaney.