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
Faculty Research
Faculty news: Congratulations to Dr. Jelesijevic on her recent grant!
Assistant Professor in the Comparative Study of Religions Dr. Dunja Jelesijevic recently received a NAU summer research grant to support her research on themes in Japanese horror for a future article.
Faculty News: CCS Professor of Art History and Asian Studies Dr. Zsuzsanna Gulácsi releases the catalogue of her publication Manichaean Art in Berlin Collections (Breplos 2001) in Persian translation
CCS Professor of Art History and Asian Studies Dr. Zsuzsanna Gulácsi has released the catalogue of her Manichaean Art in Berlin Collections (Breplos 2001), in Persian translation by Sonia Mirzaie (Iranian Academy of Arts 2023). The 2001 publication addressed Manichean artwork and illuminated pieces from Turfan (in East Central Asia) found in two German institutions. Learn more in Global Art Magazine.
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The Clara M. Lovett Humanities in Action Fund Call for Proposals
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
Faculty News: Congratulations to CCS Professor of Art History and Asian Studies Dr. Zsuzsanna Gulácsi on her recent invitation to join the membership of the prestigious Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University!
Congratulations to CCS Professor of Art History and Asian Studies Dr. Zsuzsanna Gulácsi on her recent invitation to join the membership of the prestigious Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University! Dr. Gulácsi was awarded membership at the Institute for Advanced Studies for spring 2024. While at Princeton, she will join the School of Historical Studies for the semester as she works on her sabbatical research project, “Manichaean Artifacts at Dunhuang Cave 17 and the ‘Book Cemeteries’ of… Read more
Faculty News: Dr. Alexandra Carpino co-organized the workshop “Etruscology in America” for the Archaeological Institute of America in January 2023
Professor of Art History Dr. Alexandra Carpino recently organized the workshop Etruscology in America with Bridget Sandhoff (University of Nebraska Omaha) for the 23rd Annual Meeting for the Archaeological Institute of America in January 2023. The workshop focused on Etruscology in American classrooms and field schools with the… Read more