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Administrative Coordinator Melissa Bolthouse mbolthou@mail.sdsu.edu

College of Arts & Letters
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego CA 92182-6064

Phone 619.594.5186
Fax 619.594.1004

Arts & Letters 662
Gail A. Burnett Classics Seminar Room, Arts & Letters 109
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Last Update:
April 17, 2012

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The Department of Classics and Humanities at San Diego State University welcomes you!

Are you drawn to the mystery of decoding ancient texts? Awed by the sublime beauty of classical ruins strewn throughout the Mediterranean? You might have the makings of a classicist and not even know it. Study Classics and you'll discover why the love of the past can catapult you far into the future.

Travel, language, music, art, literature, food...everything! A major in the Humanities takes you to the world's cultures via classroom learning, travel, language instruction, and more! Interdisciplinary studies in the humanities prepare you for life.

 

Faculty Achievements

Maria Rybakova's novel (in the genre of magical realism) "A Sharp Knife for a Tender Heart" has been nominated for the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, an international honor. Check out the website to see the company she keeps.

http://www.fondation-janmichalski.com/en/prix-jan-michalski/edition-2012/

Here is a description of this particular prize:

The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature is attributed each year by the Foundation to crown a work of world literature. An original feature of the Prize is its multicultural nature. It is open to authors from the world over and is intended to contribute to their international recognition. The Prize will be awarded for works of fiction or non fiction, irrespective of the language in which it is written. The winner will receive an amount of CHF 50,000, offering the possibility of greater dedication to her or his art. The authors of short-listed works will be invited for a three-month period of residence in the Maison de l’Ecriture.

To make up the Jury, the Foundation has called on exceptional writers who are multilingual, selected for their knowledge of various literary genres, but particularly for their cultural openness.

 

To learn more about the major or minor in Classics or Humanities, please contact one of the advisors:

Classics Adviser
Dr. Joseph A. Smith
Office: AL 632
Email: jasmith@mail.sdsu.edu

Humanities Adviser
Dr. Rebecca Moore
Office: AL 622
Email: remoore@mail.sdsu.edu

 

Newsletter

Read the latest issue of Helicon (.pdf), the newsletter of the Department of Classics and Humanities.


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