Art History

CCS at CAL in Action 2025

Posted by Katrina Maggiulli on April 26, 2025

At this year’s College of Arts and Letters “CAL in Action” event, Comparative Cultural Studies was well-represented by three teams from the department! Each team demonstrated CCS’s dedication to not only community engagement and interdisciplinarity, but also projects that bring together faculty and students beyond the classroom. The CCS presentations and tables are listed below.

The James J. Hanks Repeat Photography Storymap: James J. and Dorothy Hanks Endowed scholars Laura Barclay and Ben Osborn; Project Supervisors are Professors… Read more

Artist Duane Koyawena (Hopi-Tewa) visits ARH 361

Posted by Katrina Maggiulli on

Dr. Danya Epstein, Assistant Professor of Art History
On Friday, March 28th, Hopi-Tewa artist Duane Koyawena came to my class, ARH 361: Modern and Contemporary Native American Art. I first met Duane in 2019 at the Hopi Heritage Festival at the Museum of Northern Arizona, where there was a lot of buzz about his painting that took 2nd place in show. Six years later, I was thrilled… Read more

2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Posted by Katrina Maggiulli on April 17, 2025

Come visit all the fantastic CCS students at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium! The event is on Friday, April 25th at the High Country Conference Center. This year we have 14 students presenting in poster sessions and 1 student in the oral presentations!! The full schedule of presentations and their locations are below. Don’t miss the chance to learn about the amazing research of CCS undergrads at the Symposium this year!

Presentations:

  • Gracie Price (Advisor:  Dr. Jason BeDuhn): “Soteriology… Read more

Humanities in Action Grant Call for Proposals

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on February 26, 2025

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

Dr. Carpino to Lecture on Etruscan Art, Architecture & Mythology Feb 22

Posted by Katrina Maggiulli on February 20, 2025

Professor Alexandra CarpinoDr. Alexandra Carpino, Professor of Art History and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Letters, will give her lecture “Quintessentially Etruscan: Art, Architecture + Mythology” at the Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco on February 22 from 2-3pm, hosted by the Ancient Art Council.

According to Dr. Carpino: “This lecture highlights works that are quintessentially… Read more

Congratulations to Dr. Galante on Recent Publication!

Posted by Katrina Maggiulli on February 13, 2025

Woman with dark hair and orange sweater stands against a cement wall.Dr. Deborah Galante’s article “The Column by Adrian Paci” was published just this month in the journal Friction. The article explores Adrian Paci’s short film that follows a group of Chinese laborers as they sculpt a marble column destined for France. As Dr. Galante describes in her work, the “piece opens… Read more

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