Humanities Lab

What is the Humanities Lab?

Arizona State University continues to be one of the most innovative universities in the country. The new Humanities Lab is consistent with that ranking because it changes the way faculty and students approach instruction and research. The Humanities Lab provides students with the opportunity to engage in hands-on research on compelling social challenges of

interest to today’s students while working with others who are also invested in making a difference. To accomplish this goal, the Humanities Lab has designed a flexible, experimental space in Ross Blakely Hall to promote collaboration and team-based activities including huddle spaces and rough tables for building models, making posters, etc.

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Why do we need a Humanities Lab?

Most of the really big challenges we face are not fundamentally about technology, science, economics, etc. They are human challenges that have been with us for a very long time and therefore require human-centered inquiry as part of the search for a solution. Yet, often the humanities disciplines are not included in such discussions. Therefore, the Humanities Lab brings the humanities to the table by emphasizing the study of values and the way we understand the world around us. Merging the humanities with diverse disciplines helps us to see the grand social challenges more holistically and therefore puts us in a better position to conceptualize solutions.

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21 Jan

The Humanities Lab looks forward to Dr. Turaga (@pturaga1) 's leadership & the future of the School of Arts, Media & Engineering. #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #asuame

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"We had musicians writing science grants, dancers doing science. We had scientists interested in art as a way to ask difficult questions. It was remarkable to me."

@pturaga1 about how the School of Arts, Media and Engineering tackles big 'why' questions. https://t.co/1gKN7JrHKM

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20 Jan

Today we honor and celebrate the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through our key values of Diversity, Inquiry, and Socially Conscious Leadership, the Humanities Lab hopes to embody Dr. King's dream today and every day. #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab

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"... It’s important to have humanists in the loop to bring us back to look at our projects critically, if we are to have well-informed societal impact." Interim Director Pavan Turaga explains the importance of incorporating the Humanities into the School of Arts, Media & Engineering (@asu_ame) curriculum.
The Humanities Lab looks forward to Dr. Taruga's leadership and the future of the School of Arts, Media and Engineering.
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Today we honor and celebrate the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through our key values of Diversity, Inquiry, and Socially Conscious Leadership, the Humanities Lab hopes to embody Dr. King's dream today and every day. #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab

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We are excited to be back for the Spring 2020 semester! We have four new Labs this semester and we can't wait to see what our students will achieve. Good luck and welcome back Sun Devils!
#firstdayexcitement #sundevils #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #asu #spring2020

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Looking for a last minute opportunity for Spring 2020? Check out our Energy and Social Justice Lab, co-taught by Chris Jones (History - SHPRS) and Gary Dirks (ASU LightWorks, SOS Global Futures Lab and former president of BP China and BP Pacific-Asia). This Lab is going to be an exemplar that you won't want to miss out on! Click the link in our bio to see a short film about the Lab!

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Happy New Year ASU Sun Devils! Make it a resolution to take a Humanities Lab course this year! Cheers to 2020!

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#HappyHolidays from the Humanities Lab! May you be surrounded by love, warmth and festivities this holiday season. We will see you in the Spring!
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Congrats Fall 2019 grads! Your hard work and dedication have paid off! We can’t wait for all the amazing things you will do!
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We are so proud of our Humanities Lab interns! They recently hosted a reading of their children’s book “I Can Do Something” which includes five short stories that help children to understand and cope with natural disasters. Their stories were a hit with their audience and we can’t wait to see where they’ll take these stories next semester! For more information and developments on the book follow them @hlabchildrensbook.
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Wishing all ASU students good luck on their final exams this week! Believe in yourself and you will do a great job!
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Enjoy your last day of classes friends - what a great semester it's been!
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Thank you to everyone who came out our Humanities Lab booth at ASU Homecoming this past weekend – the event was hopping – so much so that our post wouldn’t even load that day!! Our Humanities Lab interns (who are writing a children’s book designed to help children understand/cope with natural disasters) ran a phenomenal booth front & center on the Old Main lawn. Children who stopped by the booth had the opportunity to spin a wheel which provided them with a word prompt (ex. strong, fear, home, sharing); after receiving the prompt children would then depict what that word meant to them in a painting. The authors are interested in children’s visual responses and artwork is being considered for inclusion in the book entitled “I Can Do Something.” For more information and developments on the book follow them @hlabchildrensbook.
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If you haven't already, log on to the ASU State Press this morning; our Spring 2020 Energy and Social Justice Humanities Lab is front page!

Get an in depth take on what this course will offer from one of the team-teachers, Chris Jones and Humanities Lab founding director Sally Kitch. Students can enroll today! ------ Energy and Social Justice

Moving to clean energy sources is desirable but transitioning can cause potentially devastating consequences for the most vulnerable populations. Work closely with faculty, fellow students, and prominent energy leaders to investigate issues and design narratives that will help protect the planet and promote social justice in a future of transitions.
Team-taught by: Gary Dirks (former President of BP China/ Lightworks, SOS) & Chris Jones (History) *Lab time for this course is Friday 1:00 -3:00 pm; Lab time is reserved for students to work on collaborative lab projects.

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Here is a one of a kind opportunity! Come collaborate alongside the directors of two major ASU centers - Lois Brown, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy and Bryan Brayboy, director for the Center for Indian Education - as they team-teach Educating for Inclusion this Spring. If your passionate about education and accessibility, this course is sure to enthrall! * Lab time for this course **UPDATED** is Tuesdays , 9:00-10:15 am ; Lab time is reserved for students to work on collaborative Lab projects.

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We were excited to host HL Spring 2020 faculty, librarians and guests at our faculty workshop this afternoon! So many exciting plans in the works - students are in for a real treat this spring. Thank you to all who attended, looking forward to a great semester together! #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #whereinquirymeetsaction #lifewithoutearth #energyandsocialjustice #workingbodiesandtechnology #educatingforinclusion #soundandwellbeing #bridgingdisciplineswiththehumanities #asu #interdisciplinary #teamtaught #collaborative

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Looking for an exciting course to enroll in?

Come work with faculty and local space activists and companies to examine how life and Earth are interconnected and imagine future possibilities for life absent Earth. By examining literary, philosophical, scientific, social, and cultural dimensions of the entanglement between life and Earth, we will pursue what notions of life we assume because of our shared planetary heritage.

Team-taught by: Adam Nocek (AME) & Joshua Loughman (Engineering) *Lab time for this course is Mondays from 10:45 -12:00 pm; Lab time is reserved for students to work on collaborative lab projects.
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If this subject strikes a CHORD with you - check out our Spring 2020 Lab .... Sound and Well-Being

Team-taught: Kimberly Marshall (Music) & Mary Margaret Fonow (SST)

Analyze the ways that sounds affect our health, well-being, society, and environment. What is the power of sound to heal the body and the spirit? Can sound play a role in the healing of cultural and historical trauma? Investigate the meaning, emotion, and movement of (non)sound through exciting site visits, workshops, and collaborative research projects. *Lab time for this this course is Tuesday 3:00-4:15 pm, Lab time is reserved for students to work on collaborative lab projects as needed.

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In case you’re new to our feed...this is who we are and what we offer. Hope you'll join us for a Lab!

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The Humanities Lab Announces Co-Director Juliann Vitullo

The Humanities Lab is very pleased to welcome Juliann Vitullo as its new Humanities Lab Co-Director. Vitullo is a faculty member with the School of International Letters and Cultures where her publications and teaching span many facets of Italian culture ranging from medieval to contemporary times with a concentration on relationships between textual traditions and […]

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Join the Mural Collaboration Project: Sharing Cross-Generational Immigration Stories

What does immigration mean to you? What do our immigration stories say about current U.S. collective society and our capacity to belong? What immigration stories have yet to be shared? Humanities Lab students pondered these important questions in the Facing Immigration I lab this fall semester at ASU. Our lab team – Angelica Panuelas, Zhulin […]

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Humanities Lab past faculty offers new study abroad course with a Humanities Lab spin.

In fall 2018, Arizona State University professors Sujey Vega and Christiane Reves joined forces to team-teach an interdisciplinary Humanities Lab called Facing Immigration. The course was a hit, culminating in several student-led outcomes, including a mural that now blankets an exterior wall across from the downtown Phoenix YMCA. A second Facing Immigration Lab taught by other faculty followed in […]

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Humanities Lab past faculty offers new study abroad course with a Humanities Lab spin.