Join the Martin-Springer Institute for the opening of their latest exhibition, “The Disappeared: Portraits of Absence,” with receptions on Thursday Feb. 29 at the Coconino Center for the Arts from 6-8 p.m. and Monday March 4 in the Riles building (3rd floor) on the NAU campus. The reception in Riles includes a presentation in Spanish with live translation with Araceli Salcedo. This public humanities project exhibits photographs of victims and family members of disappeared individuals in Mexico… Read more
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CCS Virtual Internship Showcase Dec. 8 from 3-4 p.m.
Please join CCS for a celebration of our student interns at our virtual fall 2023 Internship Showcase from 3-4 p.m. MST on Dec. 8, 2023! The showcase will feature presentations from CCS majors and minors with internships at the Museum of Northern Arizona, NAU Art Museums, Riordan Mansion, and more. Contact the CCS Internship Coordinator Dr. Diana Coleman to RSVP or for any questions.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://nau.zoom.us/j/82398046893?pwd=dzU4RU5rUFZNc1VOQ08vdjBWcHA4UT09
Meeting ID: 823 9804 6893
Password: 609951
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Join CCS for the Climate Project Student Showcase on Wednesday Dec. 6 at 4 p.m.
Join the department of Comparative Cultural Studies for a showcase of student research for HUM 382 The Climate Project on Wednesday Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Health and Learning Center room 3108. This event is free and open to the public! This culminating event will feature brief presentations, light snacks, and radical hope!
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New website features work by CCS faculty and students
Congratulations to the Martin-Springer Institute on the completion of their digital exhibition “Stories of the Spanish Civil War.” The project featured student interns from across campus and several from CCS major and minor programs under the direction of CCS Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions and director of the Martin-Sprinter Institute Dr. Bjorn Krondorfer.
About the exhibit:
What can a simple fan tell us about war? Explore with us the Spanish Civil War through a fan signed in 1938 by… Read more
CCS awards our inaugural Clara M. Lovett Humanities in Action grants
The department of Comparative Cultural awards our first Clara M. Lovett Humanities in Action grants this month. The Clara M. Lovett Humanities in Action Fund supports Public Humanities programming that is community focused and advances the professional development of students. Thanks to a generous grant from past NAU president Dr. Clara Lovett (1993-2001), we will award two annual grants to teams comprised of NAU faculty and students who are engaged in community-based Public Humanities projects. Two grants for… Read more
Congratulations to Katherine Leddy, CCS Outstanding Senior for Spring 2023!
Congratulations to Katherine Leddy! CCS recognized Katherine’s achievements by awarding her Outstanding Senior for spring 2023!
Katherine will graduate this week with a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with an art history emphasis and… Read more