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 […]
The 81st Hopi Festival of Art and Culture presented by the Museum of Northern Arizona will feature humanities-based programming co-developed by the museum and Hopi tribal members. Through conversations, film screenings, performances, and storytelling, festival goers will engage with Hopi history, philosophy, and culture. This program is funded in part by Arizona Humanities.
In partnership with the Santa Fe Railway, the Fred Harvey company vigorously promoted travel to the Southwest and was an early innovator of “cultural heritage tourism.” Travelers experienced an idealized version of the Southwest’s Native American cultures through the company’s grand hotels along the Santa Fe line, their Indian Department’s museum rooms and curio shops, […]
The Hohokam archaeological culture flourished in southern Arizona as early as the sixth century. Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide clues allowing archaeologists to identify where the Hohokam lived, interpret how they adapted to the Sonoran Desert for centuries, and explain why their culture collapsed in the mid-1400s. This presentation illustrates Hohokam material […]
The story of our state is not complete without music. This interactive program will focus on the various genres of music that reflect the milieu and personalities of Arizona’s diverse immigrants. Using musical instruments and stories, audience members will be presented an artistic tableau of our past: heroes, villains, and the immigrants who passed through […]
We invite you to participate in an upcoming Grant Workshop! The workshop is FREE of charge, and open to anyone interested in learning more about Arizona Humanities (AH), its available resources, and how to write a competitive AH grant proposal. Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:00-11:00am Webinar/Conference Call Presentation After you register, you will receive details […]
As editor of the third edition of Fran Kosik’s classic travel book, A Complete Motoring Guide to the Navajo and Hopi Nations, Turner retraced her routes in January 2013, updating information on dozens of intriguing Native American trading posts, prehistoric ruins, museums, and natural wonders. Using the pictures taken on that trip, this presentation creates […]
Join Project Humanities for a workshop on the Perils and Perks of Privilege. Participate in activities and presentations to explore the idea of privilege and consider strategies for combating the multitude of systemic biases that play out in our lives everyday. Details at ASU Project Humanities website. Read More This project is funded in part […]
Long before Pythagoras divided a string in ancient Greece to observe vibrations and calculate pitch frequencies, we were curious about the phenomenon of music. And we are still exploring its mysteries – physicists compare the workings of the universe to the complex interaction of an orchestra! From acoustic science to the structure of scales, modes, […]
Sedona is known for its colorful rocks, but how did this striking landscape come to be? Join Ranney on a thrilling trip back in time when the red rocks were part of a coastal plain, a Sahara-like desert, and warm, tropical seas. Learn how the area became sculpted into a maze of breathtaking buttes, spires, […]
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