The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) recognized Assistant Teaching Professor of Humanities Dr. Kent Linthicum as their Scholar of the Month for February 2024. Learn more about Dr. Linthicum and his work in the environmental humanities in their feature here.
Public Humanities
New exhibit by the Martin-Springer Institute “The Disappeared: Portraits of Absence” opening on Feb. 29
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
Upcoming Latin American Studies lecture with Nate Edenhofer
Latin American Studies presents “Disrupting Mining in Honduras: Hegemony, Territorial Struggles, and Contradictions of the Neo-Liberal Mafia-State,” a talk by Nate Edenhofer (University of California Santa Cruz) on February 8 at 6 p.m. in Liberal Art room 136. This event is co-sponsored by the department of Politics and International Affairs and the department of Comparative Cultural Studies.
Anti-mining movements have put extractivism on the defensive in Honduras. Why did mining production… Read more
NAU Art Museums opening reception and curator talk
Join the NAU Art Museums for the opening reception of their latest exhibit on February 15 at 5-7 in p.m. Ashurst Auditorium in Old Main and for a curator talk from 3-4:30 p.m. on February 20.
Joella Jean Mahoney’s abstract paintings convey the poetic essence of the Colorado Plateau, illuminating the enigmatic spaces of its landscapes with incandescent light and color. Her… Read more
Congratulations to CCS alum Dr. Jennifer Hunter on her new position at the Institute of Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University
Congratulations to CCS alum Dr. Jennifer Hunter (B.A. in Religious Studies, 2010) on her appointment as the Assistant Director of the Institute of Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University!
After graduating from NAU, Dr.… Read more
Join the Museum Studies Club this semester
The Museum Studies Club will meet from 5:30- 7p.m. on Thursdays throughout the spring semester in Cline 249. Join the club for fun events, networking opportunities, and a community of close-knit museum lovers! They meet twice a month and are always looking for new members! Join at NAU True Blue Connects, follow the club on Instagram @mstclubnau, and/or join their GroupMe (QR code on the image below).
Spring Meeting Dates
January 25
February 8
February 22
March 7
March 28
April 11
April 25
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