Archaeology’s Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social Sustainability
By Allen Dart What good is archaeology except to dig up and show off troves of trinkets? Is this “social science” relevant to modern society, to making our lives better? […]
Speaker Highlight: Judy Nolte Temple
Judy Nolte Temple teaches in both the English and Gender & Women’s Studies departments at the University of Arizona. Her courses include “Women’s Life Writing” and “Women in Literature.” In […]
Speaker Highlight: Michael Coyote Peach
Native Arizonan Michael Peach holds a B.A. with honors in philosophy from Northern Arizona University and an M.F.A. in theatre from the California Institute of the Arts. Peach is a […]
AZ Speaks Highlight: J.J. Lamb
Learn about the New Deal in Arizona on Saturday, December 13th in Casa Grande J.J. Lamb, founding member of the Vail Preservation Society, has collected over 80 oral histories related […]
Sowing the Seeds of Place
by Bob Sharp What can be done about the pressing problem of balancing conservation and development? How can we integrate quality human settlement patterns into the natural world? Here in […]
The Eagle and the Archaeologists: The Lindberghs’ 1929 Southwest Aerial Survey
Guest post from Arizona Humanities Speaker Erik Berg In the summer of 1929, aviator and world celebrity Charles Lindbergh walked unexpectedly into a small camp of archaeologists working in a […]
Bring a Speaker To Your Town
Speakers available for fall and winter programming Calling all libraries, non-profits, museums, community centers, and others! While summer heat and monsoons are still here, don’t delay booking speakers for fall […]
Speaker Highlight: Marshall Shore
Signs of the Times: The Golden Age of Neon in Arizona, at the Goodyear Total Wine & More, July 29 Marshall Shore is Arizona’s Hip Historian. His passion is uncovering […]
Free Educational Program for K-12 Schools
Speakers in the Schools brings humanities scholars right into the classroom Even though school is out for the summer (not “forever,” as Alice Cooper would say!), curriculum planning never takes […]
Music and the Alchemy of Love
Guest post by Arizona Humanities speaker and scholar Dr. Jay Craváth What is that singular power a love song unleashes upon the heart? The poignancy of lyric, melody cloaked in […]