Join Dr. Gioia Woods for a reading, Q&A, and signing for her new book, City Lights: Lawrence Ferlinghetti and the Biography of a Bookstore. The book signing will be held on February 8th at 5:00pm at the Bright Side Bookshop. The book will be released on January 20th so you can get your copy in advance!
On April 11th, Dr. Becky Pratt-Sturges, Associate Teaching Professor of Museum Studies and Public Humanities, discussed her curatorial role for the “A Sense of Place” exhibition at the Clara M. Lovett Art Museum. The presentation discussed how the exhibition explores identity, community, and geography on the Colorado Plateau through contemporary art.
Dr. Paul Donnelly, Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions and the Associate Chair of CCS, presented his research on Hinduism, Buddhism & the Feminine Divine to an audience of faculty and students on April 10th. The event was sponsored by the Asian Studies Program.
At this year’s College of Arts and Letters “CAL in Action” event, Comparative Cultural Studies was well-represented by three teams from the department! Each team demonstrated CCS’s dedication to not only community engagement and interdisciplinarity, but also projects that bring together faculty and students beyond the classroom. The CCS presentations and tables are listed below.
The James J. Hanks Repeat Photography Storymap: James J. and Dorothy Hanks Endowed scholars Laura Barclay and Ben Osborn; Project Supervisors are Professors… Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Diana Coleman, Associate Teaching Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions and the Internship Coordinator f
or Comparative Cultural Studies, for receiving the College of Arts and Letters 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year Award! Awardees receive $500 in faculty development funds and a recognition plaque. Congrats to Dr. Coleman for this well deserved recognition of her dedication to her students both in CCS and beyond!
Dr. Alexandra Carpino, Professor of Art History and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Letters, will give her lecture “Quintessentially Etruscan: Art, Architecture + Mythology” at the Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco on February 22 from 2-3pm, hosted by the Ancient Art Council.
According to Dr. Carpino: “This lecture highlights works that are quintessentially Etruscan in form and content, with a special focus… Read more
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