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  • Assistant Teaching Professor Dr. Katrina Maggiulli presented at the 2023 Society for Literature Science and the Arts “Alien” conference in Tempe, Arizona in October

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Assistant Teaching Professor Dr. Katrina Maggiulli presented at the 2023 Society for Literature Science and the Arts “Alien” conference in Tempe, Arizona in October

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on November 12, 2023

Assistant Teaching Professor Dr. Katrina Maggiulli presented their paper “Containing Hybrid Threat & Controlling Genetic Futures: Policing Species Borders in Threatened & Endangered Conservation” at the 2023 Society for Literature Science and the Arts “Alien” conference in Tempe, Arizona.

While scientists will typically agree that species boundaries and definitions are difficult (if not impossible) to definitively mark—the processes of evolution producing inherent flux which problematizes their discernibility—nevertheless conservation will often treat species as if they are clearly delineated and actively… Read more

Filed Under: Environmental Humanities, Faculty news, Faculty Research, Public Humanities

Public Lecture: Art in the Atomic Age with curators Gabrielle Decamous and Shawn Skabelund on Nov. 2, 2023

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on October 26, 2023

The department of Comparative Cultural Studies and the Asian Studies program present two curators in conversation on Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. in Liberal Arts room 120 for “Art in the Atomic Age: Japan, the Pacific Islands, and North America.”

This lecture features Gabrielle Decamous, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, and  Shawn Skabelund, an artist working to reveal the complex issues, ecologies, and cultural histories of and in… Read more

Filed Under: Art History, Asian Studies, CCS events, Museum Studies, Public Humanities

Faculty news: Dr. Gioia Woods presentation at the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C.

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on

Congratulations to CCS Professor of Humanities Dr. Gioia Woods on her recent invited presentation at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C. on Oct. 19, 2023! The discussion featured faculty from four universities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Italo Calvino and the enduring relevance of his writing in the twenty-first century. The panel engaged in a conversation about Calvino’s insights and wrestled with topics such as A.I., the role of literature, and the urban… Read more

Filed Under: Faculty news, Faculty Research, Public Humanities

Anime: an old way to tell new stories

Posted by jp48 on October 24, 2023

The popularity of anime television shows like Naruto (2002-2007) and Demon Slayer (2019) highlight the longevity and continued impact of anime across the globe. So, it might come as a bit of surprise to discover that the origins of anime are in the centuries old practice of kabuki theater in Japan, an influence that still informs anime today.

Incredible showmanship, elaborate costumes, and exaggerated performances are long standing characteristics of kabuki theater and manifest in the the bright colors, high… Read more

Filed Under: Asian Studies, CCS events, Comparative Study of Religions, Faculty Research, Public Humanities

Do the Right Thing & Apocalypse Now at the CAL Film Series!

Posted by jp48 on October 20, 2023

three young men stand in summer street, two black and one white, text on screen reads" "You the man, No, you the man"

Interested in a free interactive movie-watching experience or iconic films?

The 2023 College of Arts and Letters Film Series is the perfect event for you.

Every other Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. the Cline Library screens one of the British Film Institute’s decennial list of the Greatest Films of All Time. These films were voted on by over 1,600 qualified individuals, ensuring that each one is a must-watch experience.

NAU professors, Dr. Paul Helford and Dr. Paul Donnelly, host a short discussion… Read more

Filed Under: CCS events, film series, Public Humanities

Faculty news: new publication by Dr. Gioia Woods in California Italian Studies

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on October 18, 2023

Professor of Humanities Dr. Gioia Woods published the article “‘The Scope of an Epigram’: Quickness, Magic, and Marcovaldo’s Environmental Eye” in California Italian Studies volume 12 on October 15. The special issue on Italo Calvino marks the centenary of his birth. Read the article.

Abstract: “Quickness”, the second lecture collected in Six Memos for the New Millenium, is an essential value linking the… Read more

Filed Under: Faculty news, Faculty Research, Public Humanities

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Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
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Room 104 Main Office Building 15
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317 W Tormey Dr.
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
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P.O. Box 6031
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
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ComparativeCulturalStudies@nau.edu
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928-523-3881
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