Public Humanities

Study abroad in Italy next summer! Information session on Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. at the Center for International Education

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on October 2, 2023

Learn more about the CCS study abroad program in Italy at the information session on Oct. 24 at 5:00 p.m. at the Center for International Education!

Summer Program with Dr. Woods in Siena Tuscany: Nature, Culture, and Sustainability

May 27-June 28, 2024

Led by Professor of Humanities Dr. Gioia Woods gioia.woods@nau.edu

Medieval hill towns, ancient castles, iconic cuisine, and stunning landscape are part of the charms of Italy’s Tuscan region. The home of Michelangelo’s David and the birthplace of gelato, Tuscany boasts… Read more

Tackling Antisemitism in Mexico’s Politics

Posted by jp48 on September 27, 2023

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Many find it difficult to grasp that prejudiced views against Jews continue to exist in the present-day world.

However, many Hispanic and Latinx community members fear the increase of antisemitic propaganda that has appeared in Mexico’s news outlets.

Pedro Gonzalez Corona, a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, illuminates this issue. He has been deeply involved in researching the resurgence of antisemitic propaganda in Mexico. Dr. Gonzalez Corona is the 2023-2024 Martin-Springer Institute Postdoctoral… Read more

Faculty News: Professor of Humanities Dr. Gioia Woods recently presented her research at the joint Association for the Study of Literature and Environment and Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences conference in Portland, Oregon in July 2023

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on September 13, 2023

Professor of Humanities Dr. Gioia Woods recently presented the paper, “Reclaiming the Italian Commons,” at the joint Association for the Study of Literature and Environment and Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences conference in Portland, Oregon in July 2023. Her talk sought to understand and problematize historic and contemporary practices and representations of the commons in Italy and the Italian peninsula. Dr. Woods explored how land use practices—from the… Read more

Upcoming talk by Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Pedro J. Gonzalez Corona, “Echoes of Racial Fantasies: The Politics of Mexican Antisemitism” on Thursday Sept. 28, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on

Join the Martin-Springer Institute for a talk by Dr. Pedro J. Gonzalez Corona, the 2023-2024 MSI Postdoctoral Scholar. He will present his inaugural lecture, “Echoes of Racial Fantasies: The Politics of Mexican Antisemitism” on Thursday Sept. 28, 2023 at 7 p.m. in the Liberal Arts building, room 120. His current research focuses on Mexican antisemitism and the phenomenon of forced disappearances. He will also teach a course on this topic in… Read more

Elevate your education by studying abroad with CCS! NAU in Italy: Nature, Culture & Sustainability in Tuscany Summer 2024

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on September 7, 2023

Summer Sustainability Program with Dr. Woods in Siena Tuscany: Nature, Culture, and Sustainability

May 27-June 28, 2024

Led by Professor of Humanities Dr. Gioia Woods gioia.woods@nau.edu

Medieval hill towns, ancient castles, iconic cuisine, and stunning landscape are part of the charms of Italy’s Tuscan region. The home of Michelangelo’s David and the birthplace of gelato, Tuscany boasts many treasures—chief among them the millennia-old relationship between nature and culture. This 6-unit program explores that relationship as it’s embodied in Tuscany’s art, architecture, agriculture, and… Read more

New website features work by CCS faculty and students

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on September 6, 2023

Congratulations to the Martin-Springer Institute on the completion of their digital exhibition “Stories of the Spanish Civil War.” The project featured student interns from across campus and several from CCS major and minor programs under the direction of CCS Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions and director of the Martin-Sprinter Institute Dr. Bjorn Krondorfer.

About the exhibit:

What can a simple fan tell us about war? Explore with us the Spanish Civil War through a fan signed in 1938 by… Read more

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