Let’s Anime is one of CCS’s most anticipated events and this Fall it was attended in record numbers–some of the crowd were sitting on the floor in order to participate! This Fall the film and topic was Akira (1988) with a guest presentation by Dr. Christopher Douglas: “Won’t Someone Think of the Children? Motorcycle Gangs, the Bubble Economy, and Obligation in Akira (1988).” Make sure to stay tuned for the Spring 2026 installation of this popular event!
Asian Studies
Read moreSpring 2025 Graduation
Congratulations to all of our CCS majors and minors who graduated last week! We are especially proud of CCS major Alex Williams (B.A. CCS with minors in Classical Studies, History, and Museum Studies), our Outstanding Senior for spring 2025 and the Standard Bearer at graduation on Friday!
Read more Spring 2025 CCS Internship Showcase
The department of Comparative Cultural Studies requires internships or fieldwork experiences in several our programs, including our B.A. in Comparative Cultural Studies, our B.S. in Arts & Cultural Management, and in the Museum Studies minor program requires our students to complete fieldwork or internship experience to enhance their career readiness by learning from professionals on site. Our students gained hands-on career experience in more than 30 internships over the course of the academic year in Flagstaff… Read more
CCS Students at Undergraduate Research Symposium 2025
CCS is celebrating the 15 Comparative Cultural Studies students who presented at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 25! Below are photos of all our fantastic students with their posters or oral presentations as they present their original research.
Ronit Patel and Miles McCoy (Advisor: Dr. Gioia Woods):… Read more Hinduism, Buddhism & the Feminine Divine with Dr. Paul Donnelly
Dr. Paul Donnelly, Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions and the Associate Chair of CCS, presented his research on Hinduism, Buddhism & the Feminine Divine to an audience of faculty and students on April 10th. The event was sponsored by the Asian Studies Program.
Read more2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium
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