The Clara M. Lovett Humanities in Action Fund supports Public Humanities programming that advances the professional development of students and is community focused. Thanks to a generous grant from past NAU president Dr. Clara Lovett (1993-2001), the department of Comparative Cultural Studies will award two annual grants to teams of NAU faculty and students engaged in community-based public humanities projects. Two grants for up to $2000 each will be awarded each year. The deadline for submission is April 11,… Read more
Museum Studies
CCS students recently awarded state and national internships
Congratulations to several CCS students on their state and national internship awards!
Arizona Legislature Internship Program, Spring 2025
H.J. Lemon, B.A. History, minor in Museum Studies
Korryn Penner, B.S. History, minors in Museum Studies and Public Administration
Intern with the Arizona Philharmonic next semester!
Arizona Philharmonic is a professional regional orchestra based in Prescott, AZ. AZ Phil is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to embody artistic excellence and inspire the growth of symphonic music through diversity in genre, programming, collaboration, audiences, and musicians. AZ Phil is excited to offer an internship opportunity to students at NAU for 1, 2, and 3 credit enrollment. Although this is a non-paid internship, students will be offered gas reimbursement for traveling to in-person events.
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Dr. Pratt-Sturges to Speak at Panel on Creative Technology and AI
CCS Associate Teaching Professor of Public Humanities and Museum Studies, Dr. Becky Pratt-Sturges is scheduled to speak at a panel of humanities scholars on “Creative Technology and Artificial Technology.” The FREE event will be held on Thursday, December 12 at 6:30-7:30pm at the Coconino Center for the Arts. In addition to Dr. Pratt-Sturges, the panel also includes Jaewook Lee and student representatives and will be moderated by Chris S. Johnson.
According to the Coconino Center for the Arts: “Panelists… Read more
Museum Studies Club Movie Night: THE MONUMENTS MEN
Join the Museum Studies Club for a movie night with The Monuments Men! The film explores the true story of art and artifact theft and recovery during World War II. CCS art historian, Associate Teaching Professor of Museum Studies, and the Museum Studies Program Coordinator Dr. Becky Pratt-Sturges will precede the film screening with an introduction exploring Nazi-era art restitution. The event is free and open to the public! Thursday, November 21st: 6:30-9:00pm in the Cline Library Assembly Hall
CCS Student Alexandra Williams curated Cline Library exhibition “TIMBER!”
A senior with a dual major in Comparative Cultural Studies and History and a Museum Studies minor, Alexandra Williams, curated the exhibition currently on display in the Cline Library, “TIMBER! Northern Arizona’s Logging Legacy.” Williams led the curation of this exhibition as part of her Elizabeth and P. T. Reilly Internship during the summer of 2024 at the Cline Library. Williams’s personal research interests in the environmental humanities, her future goals continuing research in museum studies, and experience… Read more