Humanities Institute

Black and white photo of Mahalia Jackson during a performance. A gold text box says "Why Mahalia Matters: Mahalia Jackson and the Politics of the Spirit." White text says "April 3. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m." Photo credit is given to ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Comet Photo AG (Zürich) / Com_L10-0125-0004/ CC BY-SA 4.0 via Commons.WikiMedia.org.

ASU Humanities Institute Celebrates the Legacy of Mahalia Jackson

Illustration of the Grand Canyon from the “Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District with Atlas.”

Science and technology

How cartography helped the Grand Canyon become grand

September 28, 2021

High school student stretching before a track meet.

Law, journalism and politics

Call for stories: Transgender youth and sports

September 21, 2021

illustration of a cactus

Environment and sustainability

Explore the human adventure at ASU's inaugural Humanities Week

September 15, 2021

"That Most Precious Merchandise" book cover, with ocean waves in the background.

Arts, humanities and education

Book on Mediterranean slave trade wins humanities award

July 19, 2021

Portrait of Ophelia, lying in the water, with a black background.

Arts, humanities and education

Is Shakespeare an 'engine of inequity'?

July 13, 2021

Then-doctoral student Emily Zarka combs through books from Hayden Library's stacks looking for traces of the books past "lives" in this 2017 photo from the ASU Book Traces project. Photo by Andy DeLisle/ASU.

Science and technology

What’s new at ASU English this fall

July 02, 2021

A cardboard sign that reads "THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING, WHY AREN'T WE?"

Environment and sustainability

6 humanities-based projects receive seed grant funding

May 10, 2021

River in Milan, Italy at dusk.

Arts, humanities and education

9 faculty awarded Institute for Humanities Research fellowships

May 03, 2021

A woman looks out at a landscape while standing against several massive boulders

Science and technology

Taking a humanistic approach to environmental issues

April 15, 2021

Students on ASU campus

Arts, humanities and education

Elevating the humanities

April 07, 2021