Congratulations to CCS Professor of Humanities Dr. Gioia Woods on her recent invited presentation at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C. on Oct. 19, 2023! The discussion featured faculty from four universities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Italo Calvino and the enduring relevance of his writing in the twenty-first century. The panel engaged in a conversation about Calvino’s insights and wrestled with topics such as A.I., the role of literature, and the urban… Read more
Faculty Research
Anime: an old way to tell new stories
The popularity of anime television shows like Naruto (2002-2007) and Demon Slayer (2019) highlight the longevity and continued impact of anime across the globe. So, it might come as a bit of surprise to discover that the origins of anime are in the centuries old practice of kabuki theater in Japan, an influence that still informs anime today.
Incredible showmanship, elaborate costumes, and exaggerated performances are long standing characteristics of kabuki theater and manifest in the the bright colors, high… Read more
Faculty news: new publication by Dr. Gioia Woods in California Italian Studies
Professor of Humanities Dr. Gioia Woods published the article “‘The Scope of an Epigram’: Quickness, Magic, and Marcovaldo’s Environmental Eye” in California Italian Studies volume 12 on October 15. The special issue on Italo Calvino marks the centenary of his birth. Read the article.
Abstract: “Quickness”, the second lecture collected in Six Memos for the New Millenium, is an essential value linking the… Read more
Faculty news: Dr. Anabel Galindo presentation at the 63rd Annual Western History Association Conference this month
CCS Assistant Professor of Humanities Dr. Anabel Galindo will present her paper In The Land of Sunshine: Yaqui Mobility, 1770-1920 at the end of October as part of the 63rd Annual Western History Association Conference in Los Angeles.
Abstract: Little is… Read more
CCS Professor Dr. Jason BeDuhn will present a public lecture at The Catholic University of America on Oct. 11
Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions Dr. Jason BeDuhn will present an invited public lecture, “Rethinking Asceticism through the Example of the Manichaeans” at The Catholic University of America on Oct. 11, 2023.
Abstract: Manichaeans and Christians share many ascetic practices and common ideals of the disciplined, perfected body. Yet the respective motivations and purposes of these… Read more
CCS Assistant Professor Dr. Dunja Jelesijevic recently presented at the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs in September
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and the Comparative Study of Religions Dr. Dunja Jelesijevic recently presented the paper “Implements of Dissent: Resisting Family Structures in the Noh” at the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs in September.
Abstract: The 14th century Nō plays Kanawa and Kinuta take as the subject matter marital relationships, betrayal, and abandonment. In Kanawa, husband takes a mistress, upon which his wife seeks to exact revenge by ritually transforming into… Read more