News
Dr. Katherine Borland is new CFS director
Congratulations to Dr. Katherine Borland who is the new Director of the Center for Folklore Studies!
Dorry Noyes gives Keynote Address and Finishes Fellowship
Dorry Noyes, Professor of Comparative Studies and English, gave the keynote address "Résister au blocage? Exit, Voice and Loyalty dans les républiques fatiguées" at the conference Culture(s) et…
Julia Watson Presents Invited Talk at Cultures of Privacy Conference
As an invited speaker, Professor Julia Watson, Comparative Studies, presented "Getting or Losing a Life: Privacy and Online Self-Presentation" at the Cultures of Privacy conference of the Bavarian…
Nina Berman gives talk at University of Leeds
On June 18, 2014, Nina Berman gave a talk at the University of Leeds, entitled “The Cool Empire: German Turcomania in the 17th and 18th centuries.” The lecture was followed by comments from Dr. James…
Isaac Weiner's Book Reviewed by Marginalia Book Review
Professor Issac Weiner's book Religion Out Loud (2013 NYU Press) was recently reviewed by Richard Kent Evans of Marginalia Review of Books in an article entitled "Social Power, Pluralism, and…
Prof. Julia Watson participates in Queer Places, Practices, and Lives Symposium
Julia Watson, Professor of Comparative Studies recently served as a session chair for the panel “Locating Desire: Reading Queer Identity and Resistance across Space and Time" as part of the…
Leo Coleman to publish article in American Ethnologist
Leo Coleman, Professor of Comparative Studies, will be publishing an article in the August issue of American Ethnologist. The title is “Devices, Connections, Emblems: Interpreting Infrastructure…
John Low presenting at NAISA Conference
Dr. John Low will be attending and presenting at the Native American & Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) Conference in Austin, TX May 29-30th. He will be presenting "Monuments, Memorials…
2013-2014 Departmental Awards
The Comparative Studies Department held its annual Departmental Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014. The following is a list of the award recipients:
Marilyn R. Waldman Award…