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CES Associate Director Sam Aranke Wins MLA Book Award

Associate Director of the Center for Ethnic Studies Sam Aranke (Associate Professor of History of Art) has won a major award from the MLA (Modern Language Association) for her book, Death’s…

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On View: Winged Creatures and Flying Shamans

The Humanities Institute is currently hosting a mini exhibition from the Kawsay Ukhunchay Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Art and Cultural Artifacts Research Collection. "Winged Creatures and…

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On View: Cypriot Ceramics from the Ohio State Museum of Classical Archeology

Ohio State’s Museum of Classical Archaeology (MOCA) has curated a selection of ancient Cypriot ceramics from their collection of over 650 Mediterranean antiquities. Currently on display in Hagerty…
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CES Autumn 2024 Student Research Grants

The Center for Ethnic Studies has announced its next round of funding for students affiliated with the center and its programs. Applications are currently live for the autumn Student Travel and…

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Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Dance
Director, Humanities Institute and Humanities Collaboratory; Professor, Department of Comparative Studies
Metaphors of Reception, Reception as Metaphor Working Group Leader; Assistant Professor, Department of Classics
Director, Center for the Study of Religion; Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Studies