Liz Warren: Liz Warren, a fourth-generation Arizonan, is the director and one of the founders of the South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Her textbook, The Oral Tradition Today: An Introduction to the Art of Storytelling is used at colleges around the nation. Her recorded version of The Story of the Grail […]
Burton Barr Central Library Second Floor, College Depot Auditorium AZ H20 + Art with Jim Ballinger Hoover Dam is an iconic marvel of American engineering. Created to manage the floodwaters of the Colorado River, the dam continues to affect Arizonans’ lives daily. But the Hoover dam is rarely thought of as a significant work of […]
Join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Refugees (2017) and The Sympathizer (2015), as he interrogates the power of language and the relationship between citizenry and democracy. Audience Q&A and book signing to follow. Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer is a New York Times best seller and won […]
Water is one of the most valuable and contested natural resources in the American West. Communities have been fighting for access to scarce water sources for quite some time. How are water rights determined in areas that were once part of Spain and Mexico? Why are these old laws, customs, and usages still in effect […]
“Gang activity. The war on drugs. Tough on crime. They are taking our jobs. They are bad drivers. They are lazy. They are good people.” What images do these phrases and terms conjure in your mind? What does the media suggest with these coded phrases? Suggestive language, or “dog whistle” language, uses specific terms to […]
Join Dr. Regina Bradley as she discusses her personal experiences growing up in the South, and the influence of hip hop. A leading scholar on contemporary southern Black life and hip hop culture, Bradley's work has been featured on a range of media outlets including Netflix’s hip hop docuseries Hip-Hop Evolution, The Washington Post, NPR, and Atlanta Journal Constitution. […]
One of the most trenchant observers of modern democracy, Masha Gessen is a journalist, activist and bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia. They have covered political subjects from Russia, autocracy, L.G.B.T. rights, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump, among others, and their understanding of the events and […]
Do you teach Indigenous students? Are you interested in meaningfully integrating Indigenous literature in your classroom? Do you want to build your capacity for culturally sustaining-revitalizing practices Join the Office of Indian Education, Arizona Humanities and ASU Labriola Native American Data Center for a FREE in-person professional learning symposium. Participating educators will walk away with Indigenous […]
Do you want to hear Indigenous YA authors' perspectives on diversity, inclusion, and equity in Native American youth literature with an emphasis in culturally sustaining-revitalizing education? Join us on November 1st for a one-hour virtual panel to gain a deeper understanding of both Indigenous literature and Indigenous communities. The program will be a unique opportunity […]
Access to water is essential for communities across Arizona. Climate change and drought are worsening water issues in the Southwest, especially for many living on the Navajo Nation. How are past water laws, current policies, and recent Supreme Court decisions shaping water rights today? Who has water, and who does not? Join us for a […]
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