Sept. 23, 2020 Tucson Humanities Festival to Focus on Justice The October series of virtual presentations will include discussions about Black Lives Matter, immigration, health care disparities, student activism and more.
May 27, 2020 A Deeper Level of Knowing: Folklorists Tackle Global Issues Science and folklore can be important partners when it comes to addressing global challenges like climate change and COVID-19. Folklorist Maribel Alvarez says folklore can document the kind of "knowing" that only comes from generations of tradition and observation.
May 21, 2020 Mellon Foundation Grant Will Support Research and Storytelling on U.S.-Mexico Border The $750,000 grant to University Libraries will allow researchers to produce open-access humanities research from the border for both academic and popular audiences.
May 19, 2020 In a Time of Lockdown, the Arts Take Center Stage Experts from the College of Fine Arts say this is a good time to focus on creating your own art, in addition to taking in your favorite movies, shows, books and music.
May 7, 2020 New Project Helps Student Veterans Tell Their Stories A new UArizona project aims to build a stronger community of student veterans and empower them to tell their own stories, with an understanding of the broader context of post-war homecoming across different generations and cultures.
April 9, 2020 Grieving Rituals Lost to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of countless time-honored rituals. Maribel Alvarez in the School of Anthropology says creating new rituals can help ease the pain.
March 26, 2020 Theater Students Make Masks for Health Care Workers A group of students in the School of Theatre, Film and Television are putting their costume-making skills to work making masks for health care workers, first responders and more.
Feb. 18, 2020 Music Professor Tapped for National Council on the Arts Daniel Asia, a professor in the Fred Fox School of Music, has been nominated to serve a six-year term as a member of the National Council on the Arts.
Feb. 10, 2020 Community Climate Change Course Brings Faculty Expertise to Public The Humanities Seminars Program is offering a multidisciplinary, six-week “Climate Change: Earth, Sea, and Sky” class.
Nov. 6, 2019 Can Art Heal Nations? The Artistic Activism After Atrocity project examines how post-atrocity societies remember and engage with past violence, particularly the role of art in changing minds and attitudes.
