Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions and Director of the Martin-Springer Institute at NAU Dr. Björn Krondorfer recently published the article, “Hunger: Testing Testimonial Limits in the Gray Zone” in the journal Humanities in the special issue The Literary Response to the Holocaust in January 2021.
Abstract: Literary descriptions of the multitude of experiences during the Holocaust… Read more
Attention all CCS Jacks! Be sure to submit your application for one of the four scholarships offered by CCS soon!
We offer 4 scholarships in CCS
Please join us in congratulating senior Megan Yurk on her award of Outstanding Senior for Fall 2020 for the department of Comparative Cultural Studies. Megan will graduate with an emphasis in Asian Studies and minors in Art History and the Comparative Cultural Study of Religions and served as a teaching assistant for REL 150 World Religions for several semesters. She was also… Read more
Please join CCS in congratulating Dr. Björn Krondorfer on the publication of his recent book, Unsettling Empathy: Working with Groups in Conflict, published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers in October. From the publisher:
This book is an in-depth reflection and analysis on why and how unsettling empathy is a crucial component in reconciliatory processes. Located at the intersection of memory studies, reconciliation… Read more
In 2016, a box of photographs and memorabilia was donated to the Martin-Springer Institute of Northern Arizona University (NAU). The cluttered collection contained over 400 photographs and material items related to World War II in Europe. They belonged to U.S. Medical Corp. soldier, James P. Kuykendall. With little information about the contents of the collection and the photographer himself, the Institute created, funded, and supervised a team of NAU students to research and archive the collection. Comparative Cultural Studies… Read more
Under normal circumstances, the department of Comparative Cultural Studies honors its scholarship recipients and winners of the Junior Book Prize in a ceremony during the spring semester. We are incredibly proud of our students and invite you to congratulate them on their awards on our department Facebook page.
Dominic Counihan
CCS major (emphasis Comparative Study of Religions) Dominic Counihan… Read more