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Professor Dorry Noyes publishes in Journal of Folklore Research
Professor Dorry Noyes recently published her article, "Aesthetic is the Opposite of Anaesthetic: On Tradition and Attention”, in the Journal of Folklore Research. 51 (2014): 125-175.…

Prof. Leo Coleman publishes in the Political and Legal Anthropology Review
Professor Leo Coleman's essay "Corporate Identity in Citizens United: Legal Fictions and Anthropological Theory" was recently published in the Political and Legal Anthropology Review. He also has…

Candi Wesaw Artist's Reception Huge Success
The Artist's Reception for Candi Wesaw's "My Dream Show", curated by OSU-Newark Professor of Comparative Studies John Low had an amazing turn out Sunday night and was a huge success! The reception…

CS Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
The Department of Comparative Studies seeks a tenure-track assistant professor with a specialization in Religious Studies and a focus on the religious traditions of East Asia and their linguistic,…
Katherine Borland gives talk at University of Wisconsin-Madison
On Tuesday, October 14th, Professor Katherine Borland visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she gave a talk entitled "The Aesthetics of Resistance and Solidarity". The talk was a part…

Jason Payne hosts Yiddish Radio Show on CLLC Radio
Jason Payne, lecturer in the Department of Comparative Studies, hosted the Center for Langauge, Literatures, and Culture's Yiddish radio program on October 14th on the subject of Jewish…

Professor Katey Borland Wins The Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award in the Division of Arts and Humanities
Associate Professor Katey Borland was named today as one of the inaugural winners of the Ratner Teaching Awards.
The Ratner Award recognizes faculty for developing new courses,…
Noah Tamarkin publishes article in Cultural Anthropology; presents at STS Conference
Assistant Professor Noah Tamarkin has just published an article "Genetic Diaspora: Producing Knowledge of Genes and Jews in Rural South Africa" published in the current issue of the journal Cultural…
Dorry Noyes publishes article in volume on cultural heritage
Professor Dorry Noyes recently published an article entitled "Heritage, Legacy, Zombie: How to Bury the Undead Past" in Cultural Heritage in Transit: Intangible Rights as Human Rights, edited by…