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Offering our first ONLINE VERSION of CS 1100 for Spring 2020!
The Department of Comparative Studies is excited to announce that a new online version of CS 1100: Intro to Humanities has been added to Spring 2020 courses. Register today with…
Eleanor Paynter in Los Angeles Review of Books: "The White Readymade and the Black Mediterranean: Authoring "Barca Nostra"
Congratulations to Comparative Studies PhD candidate Eleanor Paynter, whose article recently appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books! Co-written with Nicole Miller, the article, "The White…
Professor David Horn discusses 19th century cultural and historical studies of science
Professor David Horn was featured on an episode of Voices of Excellence which aired Aug. 28, on WCBE, 90.5 FM. In the episode, which is available on soundcloud, he…
Moriah Flagler to Receive 2019 Postdoctoral Scholar Mentor of the Year Award
Congratulations are in order for Moriah Flagler, who has been selected as the 2019 Postdoctoral Scholar Mentor of the Year!
Every year, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs highlights a…
Comparative Studies Department Awards Ceremony 2019
On Wednesday, April 24th, we held our annual departmental awards ceremony celebrating all of the incredible work our faculty, lecturers, and students have done in the past year.
We continue…
Caroline Toy Receives Outstanding Writing Instruction Award Honorable Mention
The Writing Across the Curriculum graduate consultant…
How does musical beauty build community? Professor Barry Shank explains the political force of musical beauty
Professor Barry Shank discusses his latest book, which explores the power of music to…
Research Commons presents the First Digital Humanities Showcase
Join two of our Comparative Studies Graduate students, Seth Gaiters and Caroline Toy, as they present on their research topics.The Showcase will feature “lightning talks” by humanities and arts…
Sarah Craycraft awarded a Title VI funded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
Graduate student Sarah Craycraft has been awarded a Title VI funded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for this coming summer. She’ll be studying Bulgarian through Sofia…