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Screening and Discussion of Oral Histories and Documentary Film Called the “Mother Road” by author John Steinbeck, U.S. Route 66 stretches some 2,400 miles from Los Angeles to Chicago, symbolic of the mobility available to Americans, and an iconic highway for many travelers. Yet much of the historical perspective of the highway that passes through […]
Part of ASU Ethnic Studies Week, supported by Arizona Humanities Dr. Ieasha Jackson from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will discuss Culturally Relevant Caring: Beyond Relationships & “Good Teaching.” Space is limited; please register at: https://ethnicstudies_workshop.eventbrite.com
Mike Burns lived a long life in two worlds. Born in about 1862 into the Kwevkepaya (Yavapai) people, he was taken prisoner by U.S. soldiers after his family was massacred at a place called Skeleton Cave. He lived for years as something between a captive and a servant until joining the Indian Scouts, riding against […]
Educational equity in Arizona: A radical idea, or a necessary goal? Dr. Angelina Castagno, Northern Arizona University, Educational Foundations Education is a hot topic in Arizona. Legislators, educators and citizens cannot agree on funding, curricula, or testing, to name a few, or on why Arizona consistently ranks at the bottom nationally when it comes to education. […]
Part of ASU Ethnic Studies Week, supported by Arizona Humanities Are We Ready for “School” Abolition?: Thoughts and Practices of a Radical Imaginary in Education with Dr. David Stovall from the University of Illinois at Chicago This brown bag discussion will engage a set of questions traditionally associated with the organized, grassroots activist and scholarly […]
ASU Ethnic Studies Week, supported by Arizona Humanities KEYNOTE LECTURE Are We Ready for “School” Abolition?: Thoughts & Practices of a Radical Imaginary in Education with Dr. David Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. David Stovall is a professor of Educational Policy Studies and African-American Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago. His research interests […]
This session examines a chronological historic account of the lives, works and influence of The Beatles on contemporary society. We will discuss their phenomenal achievements from a musical and cultural perspective. The lecture will be enhanced with visual backgrounds and audio clips. Our historic journey starts from their early days as a cover band in […]
The lecture will focus on the highlights of the solo post-Beatles careers of John, Paul, George and Ringo. We will explore the aftermath of The Beatles legacy and how they established themselves as solo artists. Our journey will also discuss their musical collaborations with each other on many of their solo projects. This lecture will […]
Before WWII, the resident art community of Arizona was comprised mostly of women, and this talk explores these independent spirits. Kate Cory, one of the first to arrive in 1905, chronicled the Hopi mesas. Marjorie Thomas was Scottsdale’s the first resident artist. Lillian Wilhelm Smith came to the state to illustrate the works of Zane […]
As the mode of transportation changed from wagons to trains to the affordable automobile and roads were built across the country, families began a process of “leisure travel” that the automobile could provide. The “new tourist” was no longer restricted by a train’s timetable or its set route. The wide open spaces and the off-the-beaten […]