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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9 Nov

We were excited to host HL Spring 2020 faculty, librarians & guests at our faculty workshop this afternoon! So many exciting plans in the works. Thank you to all who attended, looking forward to a great semester together! #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #whereinquirymeetsaction

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7 Nov

Looking for an exciting course to complete your Spring 2020 line-up? ... Life Without Earth https://t.co/EZhhJmaZFp *Lab time is Mon 10:45 -12 pm & is reserved for students to work on collaborative lab projects. #asuhumanities #asuengineering #asuherberger #sese_at_asu

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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.
#asuhumanitieslab @humanitieslab #asuhumanities #asuengineering @asuengineering #asuherberger @asuherberger #sese_at_asu @sese_at_asu #lifewithoutearth #whereinquirymeetsaction #bridgingdisciplineswiththehumanities #asu #interdisciplinary #team-taught #collaborative

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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!

#asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #whereinquirymeetsaction #bridgingdisciplineswiththehumanities
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Are you an engineer, historian, artist, justice studies major, sustainability scientist or _______ that cares about clean energy AND social justice? Bring your expertise to the table, and become part of the team in our very first GLOBAL FUTURES HUMANITIES LAB... Energy and Social Justice

Team-taught by: Gary Dirks (former President of BP China/ Lightworks Director-SOS) & Chris Jones (History)

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. *Lab time for this course is Friday 1:00 -3:00 pm, Lab time is reserved for students to work on collaborative lab projects as needed.

#asuhumanitieslab @humanitieslab #asuhumanities #asu_shprs @asu_shprs #asu_sfis @asu_sfis #energyandsocialjustice #navajogeneratingstation #asunow #whereinquirymeetsaction #bridgingdisciplineswiththehumanities
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The Lab's very 1st "Global Futures Humanities Lab," Energy and Social Justice, is in the news this week! Check out the ASU Now story (link in bio) for the joint interview with Spring 2020 Lab professors, Chris Jones and Gary Dirks. #asuhumanities #humanitieslab #asu_shprs #asu_sfis #navajogeneratingstation #whereinquirymeetsaction #asu #energyandsocialjustice #energyjustice #asunow #bridgingdisciplineswiththehumanities

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Congratulations to our Humanities Lab Founding Director, Dr. Sally Kitch, and to John Wisneski of the W.P. Carey School of Business for their recent appointments as inaugural fellows in ASU Graduate College's new Graduate College Fellows Initiative. Check out link for the full story: http://ow.ly/VNgC50wHPgo

#asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #asugradcollege #wpcareyschool #ASUNow #ASU #whereinquirymeetsaction #graduateeducation

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Our Humanities Lab Founding Director, Dr. Sally Kitch spoke on graduate education at the Humanities for the Public Good Symposium at the University of Iowa. Thank you University of Iowa, Humanities for the Public Good and Teresa Mangum for the invitation to present. It was great to hear all the amazing work that is happening in humanities graduate education across the country and to share what our ASU Humanities Lab is up to when it comes to addressing graduate education! #humanitiesforthepublicgood #asuhumanities #asu #uiowa #asuhumanitieslab #doingthehumanities #humanitiesvisionaries

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We are pleased to share that the Humanities Lab has partnered with Barrett Honors College to offer Barrett students automatic honors credit when taking a Humanities Lab. Just another perk of taking a Humanities Lab! #asuhumanitieslab #asuhumanities #WeAreBarrett @barretthonors #asu #whereinquirymeetsaction

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ONE of our favorite aspects of our Humanities Lab courses, is that all Labs are co-taught – that means TWO professors from different disciplines with TWO perspectives exploring ONE social challenge from different angles. This creates #interdisciplinarylearning, which makes us excited to share... Working Bodies and Technology

Team-taught by: Christy Spackman (SFIS) & Grisha Coleman (AME)

Bodies were once the computers and machines that drove the world but twentieth- and early twenty-first-century technologies have upended that. Learn what role the smelling, tasting, moving body plays as more jobs are being turned over to computers. We will connect art and science through exploratory, collaborative workshops along with hands-, mouth-, nose-, and feet activities.

Lab time for this course is Thursday 9:00 -10:15am, Lab time is reserved for students to work on collaborative lab projects.

#asuhumanitieslab #asuhumanities #interdisciplinary #doubledepthoflearning #asuschoolofsocialtransformation #asu_sfis @asu_sfis #asuherberger @asuherberger #whereinquirymeetsaction #bridgingdisciplineswiththehumanities #asu #interdisciplinary #workingbodiesandtechnology

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Say hello to Christy Spackman! Today from 3-4 pm she will be presenting a talk titled 'In Smell's Shadow' (details in link below) as part of the Digital Culture Speaker Series. We're excited to share that Christy will also be co-teaching our Spring Humanities Lab titled, Working Bodies & Technology; stop into Stauffer Communication Arts B125 today to check out her talk and stay tuned in our next post for more on her upcoming Lab, Working Bodies & Technology! #asuhumanities #asuherberger #asuhumanitieslab #workingbodiesandtechnology

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Excited about building out your Spring 2020 course schedule? We're excited for you, and also excited to be able to unveil the Humanities Lab's new thought-provoking social challenges that our students will address this spring!
#1 Educating for Inclusion

Team-taught: Lois Brown (ENG/Center for Study of Race and Democracy) & Bryan Brayboy (SST/Center for Indian Inclusion)

This Lab will use the ASU charter as a basis for identifying urgent educational issues around access and inclusion that continue to shape our world. This investigation will be hands-on, as we arrange site visits to schools that were on the front lines of American battles over education for Indigenous Peoples and African Americans. Collaborate with others to develop approaches for creating a more inclusive society here at ASU and in communities beyond the university. * Lab time for this course is Friday 11:00 -1:00 pm, Lab time is reserved for students to work on collaborative Lab projects.

#asuhumanitieslab #asuhumanities #asuenglish #asuschoolofsocialtransformation #whereinquirymeetsaction #bridgingdisciplineswiththehumanities #asu #educatingforinclusion

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Come join us TODAY at the SILC Cafe and for the Humanities Lab info. session immediately following! We are very excited to unveil our five NEW thought-provoking Spring 2020 Lab courses and the social challenges they will address! You will learn about research opportunities within the Lab, how courses help create public forums to share ideas and about opportunities to continue course work via internship! #silcattaches #SILCCafe #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #whereinquitymeetsaction

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We are delighted to welcome Juliann Vitullo as our new Co-Director! “Juliann is the perfect person to co-direct the Humanities Lab at this time of our continuing growth and expansion," expressed Lab Director and founder Dr. Sally Kitch. "She brings a wealth of knowledge to the position, including her proficiency with course and curriculum development, passionate commitment to interdisciplinary approaches to the humanities, and direct experience team-teaching a Humanities Lab. The staff and I are very grateful and delighted to have her on board.” https://humanities.lab.asu.edu/blog/the-humanities-lab-announces-co-director-juliann-vitullo/

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Do you want to put your learning to use? Come join us for coffee and snacks and learn about the Humanities Lab , where you can help the world get a little closer to finding potential solutions to complex social challenges that YOU care about. Hope to see you there! #silcattaches #SILCCafe #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #whereinquitymeetsaction

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Remember that vibrant children’s book cover entitled “Maria” that we posted about earlier this summer? Well, we are thrilled to share that a few of the students who developed this amazing lab project will be interning with the Humanities Lab and our Director Dr. Sally Kitch this fall while working towards publication of their book. Please give a warm welcome our first ever student interns in the comments section below! #passionproject #rebuildingpuertorico #puertorico #childrensbooks #asuhumanitieslab #asuhumanities #whereinquirymeetsaction

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Who's excited to be on campus this morning?!? We are -AND we're excited to welcome all of the incoming freshman and to welcome BACK all of our favorite Sun Devils to campus! Say hi in the comments and check us out at https://humanities.lab.asu.edu/! #asufall2019 #firstdayexcitement #sundevils #asuhumanities

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What grad student are saying about our Graduate Student - Professional Development Humanities for Social Transformation Workshop & Internship! (Images and authors in order)

Celina Osuna ( ASU PhD student in Literature): "This was a great way to work across disciplines and combine methods and goals in order to effect change." Dontá McGilvery ( Ph.D. Theatre For Youth Student): "I learned how to integrate the humanities into other disciplines and how the humanities is something that we can "do." Because of this internship, I now have the confidence to try new things and think more creatively about my research." Tyler Feezell (PhD student in the East Asian Languages and Civilization): "[I learned] how to talk more clearly about what I do in my work and why that is valuable--What do we do as humanities scholars?" #asuhumanitieslab #asuhumanities #asugradcollege #connectedacademics #humanitiesforsocialtransformation #bridgingthehumanitiesacrossdisciplines

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Check out this great article/image
from the @ASUGradCollege (graduate.asu.edu/node/490); Kudos to Connected Academics at ASU
for all the incredible opportunities they have created in support of students! We thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate on the Humanities for Social Transformation workshop with you! #asugradcollege #connectedacademics #asuhumanitieslab #asuhumanities
#humanitiesforsocialtransformation

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We are soaking in this hot summer sun ☀️ and knee deep into a very COOL 💦 #summerfilmproject with ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise Development film crew and a handful of amazing ASU students. What a great team to work with! Stay tuned for our latest Humanities Lab film - coming August 2019! #asuhumanities #asuhumanitieslab #asuked #makingfilmsforhumanity

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