College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Comparative Cultural Studies
News and Events
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Department of
Comparative Cultural Studies
University of Houston
233 McElhinney Building
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston TX 77204-5020
tel (713) 743-3987
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Past Events
ILAS 2350 Introduction on to Liberal Studies
Winter Seminar in France Dec 27, 2012 ‐ Jan 12, 2013
Students can take the 3 credit hour course ILAS 2350 “Introduc5 on to Liberal Studies”, a learning how to learn course, a hybrid course with seminars interspersed between cultural and sightseeing ac5 vi5 es. The online por5 on of the class students will complete from their homes in December before the trip. Students from any department, college or university can par5 cipate.
Fall 2012 Course: CCS 3394: African and the Indian Ocean World
Hist. 3391 (Section 36969)/CCS 3394 (“Selected Topics”)
M/W 2:30-4:00 (AH 104)
Taught by Dr. Kairn Klieman,
Scholarship and Grant Opportunity
The University of Houston Departments of Comparative Cultural Studies, English, and Modern and Classical Languages Announce Two Institute for World Literature Scholarships
July 14-24, 2012 | CUBA: Histories and Cultures of Latin America
Latin Americanizing the Curriculum Project
Summer IV 2012 Course - Methods in Linguistic Anthropology
WCL 4396/6397 and ANTH 43001/6301
April 19, 2012
The Art of Folk Spirit
The Art of Folk Spirit: Prominent folklorists to speak on campus
April 20, 2012
Immigration and the Immigrant Experience: Houston and Beyond
On Friday, April 20, 2012, the University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Ad Hoc Committee on Collaboration and Interdisciplinarity will host symposium, Immigration and the Immigrant Experience: Houston and Beyond.
8:30am-5pm
Website | View flier for more information
March 6, 2012
Judge, The Supreme Court of India
Dean Raymond T. Nimmer
requests the pleasure of your company
at a reception honoring
The Honorable Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar
Judge, The Supreme Court of India
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
5:30 p.m.
Frankel Rare Books Room,
UH Law Center Please
Please RSVP by Friday, March 2, 2012, to lawalumni@uh.edu or 713.743.2107.
March 22, 2012
Dr. Matt Goldish, "The Other Men in Black"
Jewish Studies at the University of Houston presents Dr. Matt Goldish presenting and discussing his film "The Other Men in Black"
March 22, 2012 | 4pm at the University Commons
View Flier
March 28, 2012
Akash Kapur, author of the forthcoming India Becoming
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
10am at R104 (Roy Cullen - English Building)
View flier
October 27, 2011
Black in Latin America: Brazil, A Racial Paradise?
In 2010 Henry Louis Gates began an exploration of the legacies of slavery in Latin America. Latin America and the Caribbean have the largest concentration of people with African ancestry outside of Africa, in some countries up to 70%. Brazil is one of the countries investigated by Prof. Gates, a country that often describes itself as a “racial paradise,” with a culture shaped by both Africans and the Portuguese as shown in this film.
October 24, 2011
Abraham Verghese
October 15, 2011-January 1, 2011
Race: Are We So Different?