Public Humanities

The McDonald-Anderson Scholarship application now open

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on August 28, 2024

The College of Arts and Letters McDonald-Anderson Scholarship is now available for CAL students each semester who meet the following criteria:

  • An undergraduate major in one of the following departments: Comparative Cultural Studies, English, Global Languages and Cultures, History, and Philosophy
  • Has expenses incurred from one of the following: attending a Professional Development Conference or presenting at a Scholarly Conference (students presenting as individuals rather than as members of a group have priority)

Amount of Support
Two awards of up to $500… Read more

Exhibition Opportunity for Fall 2024

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on

Apply today! Application will close once 5 qualified students are identified.

This internship opportunity is for “Casta Paintings: Colonial Peoples’ Classification and Its Repercussion on Modern Mexico,” and is a NAU Student-Faculty Public Humanities Project with the department of Comparative Cultural Studies and the Martin-Springer Institute. Dr. Pedro Gonzalez Corona (Future Faculty Fellow with CCS and Criminology/Criminal Justice) and Dr. Bjorn Krondorfer (Director of MSI) will mentor students for the exhibit.

During the Spanish colonial rule in the New Spain—and other… Read more

CCS Fall Welcome on Sept. 6

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on

Welcome back CCS Jacks! The department is excited to kick off the fall semester at our fall welcome event on Friday September 6 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the atrium of the third floor of the Riles building. Come hang out with fellow CCS majors and minors, meet CCS faculty, play games, and enjoy some snacks!

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Join the Museum Studies Club at the Lumberjack Club Fair today!

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on August 23, 2024

The Museum Studies Club will be at one of NAU’s most exciting and anticipated events of the year, Lumberjack Club Fair, today! Explore club and student organizations’ involvement opportunities, connect with other students, and create meaningful memories. Club Fairs are open to all NAU students! The fair today will also feature free food, a photo booth, a rock-climbing wall, and other fun activities!

Can’t attend the club fair? Join the Museum Studies Club and other student organizations at https://nau.campuslabs.com/engage/.

Dates,… Read more

Congratulations to our spring 2024 interns!

Posted by Rebekah Pratt-Sturges on May 10, 2024

CCS presented a digital poster session featuring the work of our student interns for spring 2024 on May 3. The students shared about their internship experiences on campus and in our community with partners such as Riordan Mansion, Creative Flagstaff, the Arizona Memory Project, and the Museum of Northern Arizona in a public session organized by internship coordinator Dr. Diana Coleman and Museum Studies coordinator Dr. Becky Pratt-Sturges with support from CCS program coordinator Avi Callan and hosted by… Read more

Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
Location
Room 104 Main Office Building 15
Riles
317 W Tormey Dr.
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 6031
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011