Writers and scholars Jay Craváth and Dan Shilling use live music, storytelling, video and other visual aids to highlight stories of Arizona’s first century, including famous and lesser-known chapters of the Arizona narrative. This program is free and open to the public. Thursday, Oct. 23, at noon – Calvin C. Goode Building, 10 East, 251 […]
On the evening of October 23rd Arizona Humanities is delighted to bring acclaimed journalist and community activist Thandisizwe Chimurenga to Arizona to discuss her book No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant. in the book Chimurenga examines the events surrounding the murder of a young unarmed black man at the Fruitvale subway station, and subsequent trial […]
What is Día de los Muertos? From where does it originate? And how is it celebrated? Día de los Muertos or Days of the Dead is a significant and highly celebrated holiday in Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwestern United States. To understand Día de los Muertos one has to set aside preconceived notions. To […]
Join Arizona Humanities (AH) for a workshop FREE and open to anyone interested in learning more about AH and how to write a competitive grant proposal. Registration is limited and closes one business day prior to the workshop. If you would like to register for a workshop that is already closed, please contact Whitney Klotz, […]
Goldman invites audiences to enter the many different places of his imagination and then continue the journey on their own. This program is part of the City of Phoenix’s Arts and Humanities Month – click for more info on the many events and programs. Thursday, Oct. 30, at noon - The Orpheum Theatre - 203 […]
Click to View Flyer In celebration for National Arts and Humanities Month, join us for a performance excerpt from One Drop of Love and a dialogue to explore family, history, racism, love and a path towards reconciliation. One Drop of Love is a multimedia one woman show that is produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon […]
Vicariously experience the environment and atmosphere of a 1960s-era Civil Rights Movement camp. Through theatrical performance, music, poetry, and participatory activities, audience members will examine the culture of discrimination, racial prejudice, and social injustice in the United States as it was during the 1960s. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s strategy of passive resistance will be […]
American Indians are the only ethnic group in the United States who, for generations, were subjected to forced education by the federal government. In the early years, Indian children were hunted down and taken by force to boarding schools, residing there for three or more years. These children were stripped of their Native identities, not […]
The great West that George Bird Grinnell first encountered in 1870 as a 21-year-old man was shortly to disappear before his eyes. Nobody was quicker to sense the desecration or was more eloquent in crusading against the poachers, the hide-hunters, and the disengaged U.S. Congress than George Bird Grinnell, the “Father of American Conservation.” Grinnell […]
Many observers have argued that America’s politics, and public discourse, has become increasingly boorish and coarse. Is this true? If so, is it a reflection of society’s devolution in general? In this address, Whitaker will place the notion of civil public discourse in proper historical context, and reassure listeners that although we are living in an […]
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