Public Humanities

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

Posted by Laura 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

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

Posted by adl245 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 old… Read more

Asian Studies presents “Staging Anime” Performance and Gender in Kabuki Adaptions of Anime” on Oct. 26

Posted by adl245 on October 16, 2023

Join the department of Comparative Cultural Studies for another Let’s Anime!  lecture on October 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Liberal Arts room 120. Professor of Japanese Christopher Smith (University of Florida) will present “Staging Anime: Performance and Gender in Kabuki Adaptations of Anime.” This event is free and open to the public.

The image shows cartoon anime characters and live Kabuki performers against a black background. The text repeats the long description.

Israel & Gaza Forum with the Martin-Springer Institute, Tuesday Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in LA 136

Posted by adl245 on

The Martin-Springer Institute at NAU presents a forum about Israel and Gaza on Tuesday Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Liberal Arts room 136. The session will be a student-centered discussion with faculty panelists, which include:

Emily Schneider, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Paul Lenze, Politics and International Affairs

Bjorn Krondorfer, Martin-Springer Institute and Comparative Cultural Studies

Leah Mundell, Anthropology and Sustainable Communities

Moderated by Julie Piering, Philosophy

The forum will start with short reflections shared by the panelists. They will then open the floor-in the… Read more

Faculty news: Dr. Anabel Galindo presentation at the 63rd Annual Western History Association Conference this month

Posted by adl245 on

This image depicts a woman with long dark hair wearing a black shirt and multicolored scarf.CCS Assistant Professor of Humanities Dr. Anabel Galindo will present her paper In The Land of Sunshine: Yaqui Mobility, 1770-1920 at the end of October as part of the 63rd Annual Western History Association Conference in Los Angeles.

Abstract: Little is known of Yaquis in California before the 1900s. Local newspapers printed sensationalized headlines like “Yaquis Washing their… 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