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Meet Angeli Sirilan, a student from our Fall 2020 Only English? Lab! Sirilan is a sophomore in Biomedical Sciences and is also involved with Barrett the Honors College and the Southeast Asian American Student Association (SEAASA).

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Meet Angeli Gwyn Sirilan, a student from our Fall

Meet Angeli Gwyn Sirilan, a student from our Fall 2020 Only English? Lab! Sirilan is a sophomore in Biomedical Sciences and is also involved with Barrett Honors College and the Southeast Asian American Student Association (SEAASA).

She has been an English tutor in the past and joined the Lab to gain “resources to learn not only how people learn languages but why.” Sirilan shared that her favorite aspect of the Lab was “the respectful discussion…and seeing how people’s linguistic backgrounds shaped their views.” Her specific area of focus included “heritage languages and why languages didn’t pass through generations.” Sirilan shared that she has “become much more educated on issues in Arizona such as the struggle to teach Native American languages.” She applied the knowledge and resources gained from the Lab and "wrote against Arizona’s Only English laws.”

She spoke positively of her experience and says she would “highly recommend taking a Humanities Lab!”

The Only English? Lab explored the pervasiveness of the English language and investigated the need to maintain other languages. This collaborative Lab approached this issue through hands-on-activities, collecting language stories, and the creation of strategies to address the challenges of language. The Lab addressed various pertinent questions including: Does multilingualism matter? Wouldn’t things be easier if we all spoke the same language? What are language policies like in other countries? What is the relationship between culture and language?

Stay tuned to our Insta feed (and bio link) for more of our Lab Notes series – and a big thanks to Sirilan for giving us a glimpse into her experience in the Lab!

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Welcome back! 🔱 The Humanities Lab is wishing e

Welcome back! 🔱 The Humanities Lab is wishing everyone a safe and exciting new semester! We have 6 Labs this Spring 2021 and we are looking forward to seeing the partnerships they form and impact outcomes they create.

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Meet George Justice, a co-instructor for our Sprin

Meet George Justice, a co-instructor for our Spring 2021 Information Overload Lab! Swipe to hear Justice talk about the Lab in his own words.

Justice is an English professor at ASU and has served as ASU Dean of Humanities and Associate Vice President for Arts and Humanities. Justice writes and consults on issues of higher education leadership and administration and has scholarly expertise in 18th-century British literature.

Learn more about the Lab and register at: http://ow.ly/jQ6H50CbObE

Learn more about Justice's work: https://newsroom.asu.edu/expert/george-justice

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Say hello to Gina Scarpete Walters, a student from

Say hello to Gina Scarpete Walters, a student from our Fall 2020 Only English? Lab and this week’s “Lab Notes” feature! Walters is a second year Ph.D. student in Comparative Culture and Language with an emphasis on cross-cultural semantics. She joined the Lab in part because, “apart from English I also speak Romanian and Modern Greek but I do not find these two languages to be useful everywhere I go.” Walters says the Lab helped her “better understand the situation of indigenous and/or minority languages” and to recognize that “languages ought to be respected because they are a reflection of the linguistic and cultural diversity that surrounds us.” One overall takeaway from the Lab for Walters was that “if not all languages can achieve the luxury of becoming a lingua franca, this does not mean that we should not fight for all languages.” Walters shares, "In a way, it makes sense for all of us to defend or praise our own native language(s) because it is part of who we are; it is the connection to our families, our closest friends, our cultural traditions and practices, our heritage, our first memories, and ultimately to our moral values."

The Only English? Lab explored the pervasiveness of English and investigated the need to maintain other languages. It also investigated complex questions such as: Does multilingualism matter? Wouldn’t things be easier if we all spoke the same language? What are language policies like in other countries? The collaborative Lab team approached the inquiries by way of meeting (virtually) with thought partners with linguistic expertise from many professions and backgrounds, collecting language stories, creating mini documentaries and through the creation of additional impact outcomes and strategies that address the challenges of language.

Stay tuned to our Insta feed (and bio link) to see some impact outcomes developed in this and other Humanities Labs – and a big thanks to Walters for giving us a glimpse into her experience in the Lab!

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Meet Alex Aviña, a co-instructor for our Spring 2

Meet Alex Aviña, a co-instructor for our Spring 2021 Facing Immigration Lab! This will be Aviña’s second time teaching the Lab and we are excited to welcome him back!

Aviña is an associate professor of Latin American history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. His research focuses on social movements, state violence, immigration, capitalism, drugs, sports, and more in Mexico and Latin America. Currently, he is working on a project examining narcotics and state violence in Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s. Aviña has published his previous research in a book entitled “Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside” along with various journal articles. His book was recognized in 2015 by the Conference on Latin American History and awarded the Maria Elena Martínez Book Prize.

Learn more about the Lab and register now: http://ow.ly/w93g50D0yo9

Learn more about Aviña's work: https://newsroom.asu.edu/expert/alexander-avi%C3%B1a

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Meet Emir Estrada, a co-instructor for our Spring

Meet Emir Estrada, a co-instructor for our Spring 2021 Facing Immigration Lab! Swipe to hear about the Lab from her own perspective.

Estrada is an Assistant Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and in Sociology. She is also an affiliate faculty with the School of Transborder Studies and the School of Social Transformation. Her research covers Latin American immigrant stories and experiences, with an emphasis on children and the elderly. She has recently examined the experiences of Latinx children who work in the Los Angeles street food market with their undocumented parents. You can learn about these children and their families in her book Kids at Work: Latinx Families Selling Food on the Streets of Los Angeles.

Estrada also expresses her own ethnic identity and artistic expression through creating and selling art in repujado (metal embossing). All of the proceeds fund her Art for a Cause scholarship program that supports undocumented and street-vending students in their pursuit of a college education.

This will be Estrada’s second time teaching the Lab. She combines her previous Lab experience along with her research expertise and own immigration story to help create an open environment for students to explore the topic of immigration through stories and art. ASU has recognized Estrada’s work and teaching by presenting her with the “Innovation in Teaching Award” and “Outstanding Mentor Award.”

Learn more about the Lab and register: https://humanities.lab.asu.edu/current-and-upcoming-lab-course-offerings/spring-2021-labs/facing-immigration-iii/

Learn more about previous impact outcomes of this Lab: https://live-humanitieslab.ws.asu.edu/lab-courses/past-lab-offerings/facing-immigration/facing-immigration-ii-outcomes/

Learn more about Estrada’s work: https://www.emirestrada.com/

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Meet Erica Berejnoi, a student from our Fall 2020

Meet Erica Berejnoi, a student from our Fall 2020 Performing the Anthropocene Lab and this week’s feature in our “Lab Notes” series! Berejnoi was a fourth year Ph.D. student in the Sustainability program (now Ph.D. grad), a researcher at the Happy Lab, and President of the Tango Club at ASU.

We reached out to her to gain some insight into what it was like being in this Lab. She shared that she “love[s] performing and sustainability work” and that the Lab served as “a combination of both passions.” Berejnoi “got to research and perform the deepest root of unsustainability - human disconnection from the self and the natural environment.” Despite the examination of disconnection, she commented that being a part of the Lab, “made me feel part of a community that cared about the planet and knew how to have fun with the art we created.” Being a part of this caring community of artists and environmentalists she shared, also allowed her to “become more attentive to the details of my performance - how it is presented, how it impacts the audience, and what my intended message is.”

The Performing the Anthropocene Lab was a collaborative experience using concepts from theatre and sustainability to explore the human impacts on climate and the environment. Students learned about global issues tied to human consumption and created weekly performances to investigate those issues. The Lab focused on a variety of questions including: What are the human stories embedded within chains of consumption? What are real, actionable solutions towards a sustainable future?

Stay tuned to our Insta feed (and bio link) to see some of the impact outcomes developed in this Lab – and a big thanks to Berejnoi for giving us a sneak peek into her Lab experience!

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Meet Adriene Jenik, a co-instructor for our Spring

Meet Adriene Jenik, a co-instructor for our Spring 2021 Feeling Climate Uncertainty Lab! Swipe to hear Jenik talk about the Lab in her own words.

Jenik is a Professor of Intermedia in the School of Art, affiliate faculty in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and a sustainability scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability. On top of that, Jenik is also an artist, singer/songwriter, and published poet. Her artistic projects are interdisciplinary, seeking to blur the lines between art, science, engineering and popular culture. Her work has been written about in The New York Times, published in The Drama Review, and recognized by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Jenik's creative practice is centered around social challenges taking place in the American Southwest, with a heavy emphasis on environmental challenges. Her work tackles issues such as indigenous values, environmental resilience, and the impact of military testing and training on the desert environment. One of her most prominent creative performances is offering public "CLIMATE FUTURE READINGS" with her ECOtarot deck -- a tarot deck redesigned with symbolism relating to our "contemporary climate drama".

Learn more about the Lab and register at: http://ow.ly/d34B50C7x3v

Learn more about Adriene Jenik's work: https://art.asu.edu/student-and-faculty-work/adriene-jenik?dept=160341&id=1

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It can be difficult to stay connected in our socia

It can be difficult to stay connected in our socially-distanced world. Taking a Humanities Lab can help. Here's how:

- Co-instructors from different disciplines provide diverse perspectives on Lab challenges and share new networks.

- Embedded librarians attend Labs and connect you to ASU resources and programming.

- Small course sizes promote deep engagement. All in-person and ASU Sync Humanities Labs are capped at 25 students (*Some iCourses at 30).

- Guest collaborators locally and from around the globe often join to partner with Lab teams, share expertise and offer additional perspective.

- Labs are project-based and promote collaborative teamwork, they are an opportunity to make your learning come to life.

Stay connected! Explore our Spring 2021 offerings at: http://ow.ly/gEns50CdQ02

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Meet Scott Cloutier, one of the co-instructors for

Meet Scott Cloutier, one of the co-instructors for our Spring 2021 Feeling Climate Uncertainty Lab!

Cloutier wants to know what makes you happy! As lead on the Sustainable Neighborhoods for Happiness applied research consortium, his work focuses on quantifying sustainability practices within cities, towns, neighborhoods and communities (practices such as food, energy and water management) and determining how those measures equate into opportunities for resident's happiness and well-being.

This work takes place within the School of Sustainability, where Cloutier is an Assistant Professor, Walton Sustainability Fellow and Senior Sustainability Scholar.

Learn more about the Lab and register at: http://ow.ly/vnzU50C7zlz

Learn more about Cloutier's work at: https://happylabasu.com/about-2/

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If this isn't already on your calendar, for tomorr

If this isn't already on your calendar, for tomorrow - write it in!

The Humanities Lab would like to cordially invite you to attend an online film screening event hosted by our Fall 2020 Only English? Lab: "The Language Docu shorts." The screening will be a series of short documentary films conceptualized, filmed, and produced by students from the Lab. The project is the Lab's culminating outcome and is derived from students' semester-long investigations into the policies, practices and ethical principles related to monolingualism and multilingualism.

For more information DM us, or contact:
KBernstein@asu.edu

Zoom link to attend:
https://asu.zoom.us/j/86503448840

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Today marks the last day of the Fall 2020 semester

Today marks the last day of the Fall 2020 semester!

Congratulations to all on your efforts and accomplishments. The Humanities Lab wishes you a much-deserved winter break! Graduates - we look forward to your commencements - and congratulate you on all that you've achieved!

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Say hello to Ninajean Quick, a student in our Fall

Say hello to Ninajean Quick, a student in our Fall 2020 Why is the Amazon Burning? Humanities Lab! For our debuting “Lab Notes” series, we reached out to Quick and asked her for a sneak peek into her experiences in the Lab. Quick shared how speaking with collaborators “from all over the world, including Europe and South America, greatly [expanded her] knowledge of global cultural perspectives.” She said that the Lab allowed her to “explore deeper into social issues” and noted the importance of tackling an issue as complex as the Amazon since “the global economy depends so heavily on its resources.” The Lab has spent the semester looking into questions of sustainability and the human relationship with the ecosystem amongst other questions. Quick says that, “It’s important we as a society diversify our resources” and suggests using “locally sourced materials, clothes, and foods” in an effort to preserve the Amazon rainforests.

The Why is the Amazon Burning? Lab, is an inquiry-based exploration into issues that connect a history of devastating wildfires in the Amazon rainforest. Issues that the Lab has discussed have ranged from politics, to history and sustainability to the human relationship with the ecosystem. The Lab has addressed various questions including: Does the rainforest have rights? What policies exist regarding the Amazon? What about the rights of indigenous occupants?

Stay tuned to our Insta feed (and bio link) to see some of the impact outcomes developed in this Lab – and a big thanks to Quick for giving us a sneak peek into her experience in the Lab!

#ASUHumanitiesLab @HumanitiesLab #ASUHumanities #WhyIsTheAmazonBurning #WhereInquiryMeetsAction #asuGlobalFutures #SFIS @ASU_SFIS #asu #interdisciplinary #asusilc @asusilc #collaborative

A special congratulations to our Humanities Lab st

A special congratulations to our Humanities Lab student worker, Carly Golding, who successfully passed her Barrett Honors thesis defense entitled Beyond Books: The Importance of Inclusive and Accessible Library Spaces!

The thesis project stemmed from the foundational belief that libraries serve historical and contemporary importance as public, community-oriented spaces, a purpose beyond just providing access to books. Golding and co-collaborator Alexis Juarez worked to develop a project around this belief that also served to ensure that ASU Libraries were fulfilling this role for all members of the ASU student community. The team conducted research and ran a survey on accessibility across the campus. Results found that according to survey participants, the ASU Library system could benefit from even further accessibility of digital content and programming.

In response to the findings, Golding and Juarez created a digital book display (as well as a physical one, originally housed in ASU's Hayden Library) to highlight resources that are critical to students with different abilities and that addresses accessibility for all. The display includes the importance of community spaces and the roles libraries in particular play, as well as information about universally inclusive design concepts. This book display serves as an example of what the future of book displays could be and for how to create inclusive spaces within the university Library system.

Access the project here! https://libguides.asu.edu/BeyondBooks

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Happy Thanksgiving Sun Devils! The Humanities Lab

Happy Thanksgiving Sun Devils! The Humanities Lab wishes you a happy and healthy holiday and break! Please remember to follow safety guidelines to help protect yourself and those around you from COVID-19. #asuhumanitieslab #asuhumanities @asuhumanities #thankful #maskupAZ #ASU

The - Why is the Amazon Burning? - Humanities La

The - Why is the Amazon Burning? - Humanities Lab was pleased to welcome Torie Bosch, editor of Future Tense – @slate, as a guest collaborator in the Lab today. Bosch partnered with students via a question/ answer session and offered feedback on story pitches students had pre-crafted related to some of the many social challenges that are happening in the Amazon today. The Humanities Lab had the chance to connect with Bosch on a few key details about her visit to the Why is the Amazon Burning? Lab as well as to gather a few tips and tricks for getting work published!

Read more from our Q and A session with Bosch by visiting the link in our bio and heading to the blog – or by visiting: http://ow.ly/bOPG50CubiV

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Disrupting Dis/Ability Humanities Lab students are

Disrupting Dis/Ability Humanities Lab students are in the news this week for their collaborative work in the Lab. Check out the article in the ASU State Press (http://ow.ly/7eUz50CqMH6) spotlighting their Impact outcome (a zine) as well as their efforts to create a more inclusive environment for all.

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It may be FALL - but we've got SPRING on the brain

It may be FALL - but we've got SPRING on the brain too!

The Humanities Lab is pleased to announce that ALL 6 of our Spring 2021 Labs have been approved for Humanities (HU) General Elective Credit!

Register for one of the following Labs to earn the HU credit:

- Intro Interdisciplinary Research
- Feeling Climate Uncertainty
- Sustainable Fashion
- ArtScience: COVID Response
- Information Overload
- Facing Immigration

Just another perk of taking a Humanities Lab!

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Attention CISA students: Did you know that you can

Attention CISA students: Did you know that you can earn Capstone Credit for all 400 level Humanities Labs?

It's true. In addition, Humanities Labs are also a great way to inquire and investigate pressing social challenges that have immediate relevance to our world right now.

Interested? Check out our Spring 2021 Lab offerings to see which Labs resonate for you. Use the link in our bio and navigate to "Lab Courses" or visit:

http://ow.ly/LjY550Cj4Wh

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A student team from the Disrupting Dis/ability Hum

A student team from the Disrupting Dis/ability Humanities Lab has been working all semester to address issues of physical access on campus. Their work has resulted in an agreement by the university to add an "accessibility layer" to the ASU app.

To continue the work, they need volunteers who are willing and able to come to campus to help them collect data regarding access/ inaccess. Volunteers will meet outside the MU Starbucks at 10am on Wednesday, November 11th and will work until 1pm.

The student will train volunteers on how to use a free app on their phones to collect the data they need to give to the website developers.

Please note: volunteers should come wearing masks and be prepared to social distance as they collect data.

For questions, please contact RaNiyah Taylor (rataylo2@asu.edu).

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