Upcoming Labs
Justice through School Gardens
Engage with on-campus gardens and the roles they play in realizing civic virtues related to ecological awareness, social equity, educational opportunity, and community well-being as well as the historical, cultural, and ethical dimensions underlying them. Work in partnership with local schools and community gardens. Participants will design and implement projects that connect learning to real-world impact. *This course is part of the ASU Farm and Cultivating Civic Virtues through Action series of Humanities Labs.
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Fall 2025
Growing BioDiverse Cultures
Through hands-on collaborations with agricultural stewards and researchers from ASU Farm, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Italy, students will research transborder strategies for protecting and fostering biocultural heritage across different geographical and social contexts. Students will also examine the health and environmental challenges of industrialized, globalized food systems and how agricultural steward communities resist conventional practices and help us reimagine healthier and more sustainable food systems. *This course is part of the ASU Farm and Cultivating Civic Virtues through Action series of Humanities Labs.
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Fall 2025
Humanizing Digital Culture
This Humanities Lab explores how digital culture shapes human identity and our relationship with technology. Students will investigate digital identity, empathy, and real-world impacts while developing strategies to humanize digital technologies.
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Fall 2025
Re-Envisioning Food Systems
This Humanities Lab explores sustainable food sourcing and human flourishing through hands-on experience at a local farm. Students will re-envision food systems, examine desert ecosystems for sustainable farming, and develop small-scale interventions with broad impact. Their work will culminate in a case study for future use. *This course is part of the ASU Farm and Cultivating Civic Virtues through Action series of Humanities Labs.
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Fall 2025
Educating for Democracy
This Humanities Lab reimagines education to foster democracy, student agency, and community engagement. In this course, students will investigate the purpose of education, examine past and current educational innovations, and reimagine schooling by designing initiatives to foster democracy, student agency and community engagement. *This course is part of the Create the Change and Cultivating Civic Virtues through Action series of Humanities Labs.
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Fall 2025
