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The Institute for Humanities Research at Arizona State University promotes excellence and innovation in humanities scholarship and engages the greater community in humanities research.

We're here for you! 🫵 Engage with us to meet your academic goals this semester and beyond! View upcoming events at human...
08/19/2026

We're here for you! 🫵 Engage with us to meet your academic goals this semester and beyond! View upcoming events at humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu/events

08/18/2026

"I feel really grateful for the ways that my degree has allowed me to be really innovative with what I'm able to do."

Katherine Sorensen discusses how her English degree has prepped her for roles in marketing. Watch: https://youtu.be/8C6eN30C_JI?si=xgwsWO2Akz4YzIIK

CC: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

08/13/2026

Our science fiction film series, History of the Future, returns this fall with an all-new lineup of classic science fiction films to ponder and discuss with your fellow cinephiles.

Join us on Wednesday, August 19, at 6:45 pm for The Running Man (1987), the brawny, sci-fi spectacle starring Arnold Schwarzenegger at Majestic Theaters, PHX.

The film will be introduced by Ron Broglio, Professor and Director of ASU Humanities Institute.

It's Dan's first day as research development fellow! Join us in giving him a warm welcome as we dive into the fall semes...
08/10/2026

It's Dan's first day as research development fellow! Join us in giving him a warm welcome as we dive into the fall semester!

Do birds know they can sing? 🤔This summer, director Ron Broglio visited the Strother School of Radical Attention in Broo...
08/03/2026

Do birds know they can sing? 🤔

This summer, director Ron Broglio visited the Strother School of Radical Attention in Brooklyn, NY to lead a seminar exploring this question and more. Check out Animal Phenomenology now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHHDlz1NXuE

Photo credit: Daniel Vaughan

It's  ! We love connecting with friends old and new as we celebrate the humanities across ASU. 😊Subscribe to our mailing...
07/30/2026

It's ! We love connecting with friends old and new as we celebrate the humanities across ASU. 😊

Subscribe to our mailing list to stay in the know about upcoming events and collaborations: https://humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu/subscribe

07/27/2026

At The MLA and Humanities for the Future, Modern Language Association president Tina Lu talked about the importance of finding community and connecting with people who have the same interests you do — because the humanities are built through conversation and collaboration. 🙌

We're looking forward to welcoming you back to the Humanities Institute this fall! In the meantime, check out the lecture on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42aAF3YyH9M

We’re throwing it back to our 2025 Non-Event, where our community gathered to unwind and enjoy a quiet afternoon. This I...
07/24/2026

We’re throwing it back to our 2025 Non-Event, where our community gathered to unwind and enjoy a quiet afternoon. This International Self Care Day, we hope you can find a little time to rest, reflect and return refreshed. With a new semester just around the corner, consider this your reminder that taking time for yourself is part of preparing for what’s ahead.

Did you know that Emily Wilson spent six years with the original Greek text before retranslating "The Iliad?" In her int...
07/20/2026

Did you know that Emily Wilson spent six years with the original Greek text before retranslating "The Iliad?" In her interview with KJZZ Phoenix last year, ahead of our Distinguished Lecture, she reflected on the challenges of translating Homer’s "Iliad" and "Odyssey," stories shaped by centuries of oral storytelling before they were ever written down. Revisit the conversation at https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2025-03-24/if-you-think-homers-poetry-is-stodgy-and-boring-youve-never-heard-emily-wilsons-version

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