{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"78566","title":"Sound as Connection: Listening Across Species and Deep Time","campus":"Tempe campus","locations":"Ross-Blakley Hall 196, ASU Live","college_unit":"Division of Humanities, Humanities, Humanities at ASU, Humanities Institute, Humanities Institute - Co-Sponsorships, Department of English, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, School of International Letters and Cultures, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","department":"Humanities Institute","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cp\u003ESound is a great revealer.\u003C\/p\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cp\u003ESound is a great revealer. It passes through barriers, flows through darkness and stitches living beings into \u003Cspan\u003Ewebs of information and communication. Attentive listening can reveal ecologies, histories, injustices and future possibilities.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeginning with human voices and music, David George Haskell explores the connections carried in sound, showing how our sonic creativity arises from deep evolutionary history and present-day ecology. How do our mammalian origins shape our voices? What can we learn from the first musical instruments on Earth?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese human experiences echo the creative roles of sound in the more-than-human world. Listening to the textures and forms of bird and insect songs, for example, reveals how animals relate to the physical structures of their homes. These interconnections suggest ways we might use listening \u2014 individually and collectively \u2014 to reconnect and defragment our lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/video.ibm.com\/asutv\u0022\u003EClick here to stream on ASU Live\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the speaker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-fluid spacing-right-8 align-left\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/inline-images\/David%20Haskell%20250x243_1.png\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u0022c1490cba-8a38-413c-8560-726d82210981\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022file\u0022 alt width=\u0022250\u0022 height=\u0022234\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn adjunct\u0026nbsp;professor of environmental sciences at Emory University, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dghaskell.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDavid George Haskell\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a writer and biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world. His most recent book, \u0022How Flowers Made Our World,\u0022 explores the creative powers of flowering plants. Haskell is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, in 2012 for \u0022The Forest Unseen\u0022\u0026nbsp;and in 2022 for\u0026nbsp;\u0022Sounds Wild and Broken.\u0022 His 2017 book, \u0022The Songs of Trees\u0022\u0026nbsp;won the John Burroughs Medal. His scientific research on animal ecology, evolution and conservation has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the World Wildlife Fund, among others. 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What techniques can writers employ to effectively describe sounds as abstract as sheep bleating or the vocalizations of a whale at sea?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this writing workshop, science writer David George Haskell will lead a variety of playful exercises in listening and other forms of sensory awareness to introduce ways of enriching our writing and expanding our sensory capacities that help us with our writing. Participants will excavate narratives and connections in their work, and learn to successfully employ them across their creative, academic or scientific writing. This workshop is open to people of all abilities and interests, and especially anyone experimenting with writing about nature, place and science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the speaker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-fluid spacing-right-8 align-left\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/inline-images\/David%20Haskell%20250x243.png\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u00221cfa0b9e-5287-487a-b7a6-fa6704bf75c5\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022file\u0022 alt width=\u0022250\u0022 height=\u0022234\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn adjunct professor of environmental sciences at Emory University, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dghaskell.com\/\u0022\u003EDavid George Haskell\u003C\/a\u003E is a writer and biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world. His most recent book, \u0022How Flowers Made Our World,\u0022 explores the creative powers of flowering plants. Haskell is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, in 2012 for \u0022The Forest Unseen\u0022 and in 2022 for \u0022Sounds Wild and Broken.\u0022 His 2017 book, \u0022The Songs of Trees\u0022 won the John Burroughs Medal. His scientific research on animal ecology, evolution and conservation has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the World Wildlife Fund, among others. 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Light refreshments will be served.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease note the event times:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022uds-list\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E3:30 \u2013 4 p.m. | Book sale\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E4:00 \u2013 5 p.m. | Ceremony, followed by a lecture and Q\u0026amp;A\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E5:00 \u2013 6 p.m. | Reception, book sale and book signing\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the book\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ERussia\u0027s war on Ukraine has not only destroyed millions of human lives, it has also been catastrophic for the environment. Forests and fields have been burned to the ground, animal and plant species pushed to the brink of extinction, soil and water contaminated with oil products, debris, and mines. In this poignant book, Ukrainian researcher Darya Tsymbalyuk offers an intimate portrait of her beloved homeland against the backdrop of Russia\u0027s war and ecocide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESerhii Plokhy, author of \u201cChernobyl Roulette: A War Story,\u201d shares, \u201cDarya Tsymbalyuk\u2019s is a powerful voice that speaks not only on behalf of millions of Ukrainians whose life was turned upside down by the Russian aggression against their homeland but also on behalf of the nature that has been destroyed by the war. A personal and powerful testimony on the destruction that still goes on.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the author\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/slavic.uchicago.edu\/profiles\/darya-tsymbalyuk\u0022\u003EDarya Tsymbalyuk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is an interdisciplinary scholar whose practice includes writing and image-making. Most of Tsymbalyuk\u2019s work lies at the intersection of environmental humanities and artistic research, but she has also written on embodied knowledge, coloniality of knowledge and colonial legacies, whiteness, (post)industrial heritage and visual arts. While rooted in Ukraine, Tsymbalyuk\u2019s work stretches beyond national borders with an interest in the broader region of Eastern Europe and in different places and spaces that have shared experiences of Russian imperial subjugation, from Central Asia to the Baltic states.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/melikian.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003EThe Melikian Center\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is a co-sponsor of this event.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a full listing of all the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003EHumanities Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E events visit \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/events\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eour events page\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","phone":"","contactname":"Victoria Day","email":"VictoriaDay@asu.edu","delta":"0","alias":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/2025-26-humanities-institute-book-award-ceremony?id=0","ticketing_rsvp_txt":"RSVP","ticketing_rsvp_txt2":"","ticketing_rsvp_url":"https:\/\/specialevents.asu.edu\/ereg\/newreg.php?eventid=887693\u0026amp;","ticketing_rsvp_url2":"","website":"","image_url":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/2026-07\/Event%20Image%2020261105.jpg","image_alt":"","image_title":"","start_date":"Nov 5 2026 - 4:00pm","end_date":"Nov 5 2026 - 6:00pm","time_description":"","very_start_date":"2026-11-05T16:00:00Z","very_end_date":"2026-11-05T18:00:00Z","event_types":"Awards ceremony, Lecture, Reception","interests":"Academic and Professional Enhancement|Arts and Creative Expression|Awards|Literature|Humanities|Inclusion","audiences":"For alumni|For current ASU students|For staff|For faculty","event_units":"Department of English|Humanities|Humanities at ASU|Humanities Institute|School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies|School of International Letters and Cultures|School of Social Transformation|Melikian Center","event_topics":"Academic events|Inclusion|Free|Open to the public|Professional and career development","download":"","event_map_url":"","event_map_title":"","event_video":"","location_term":"Tempe campus","venue_address":"1102 S McAllister Ave","venue_city":"Tempe","venue_state":"Arizona","venue_zip":"85287","alias-indexed":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/2025-26-humanities-institute-book-award-ceremony?id=0","sport_tag":"","game_type":"","subtitle":"","season":"","athletic_conference":"","tv_network":"","radio_station":"","wear_color":"","game_theme":"","history":"","history_text":"","related_stories":"","related_stories_text":"","game_notes":"","game_notes_text":"","recap_link":"","recap_link_text":"","live_stats":"","live_stats_text":"","game_time_tba":"No","sda_all_day":"No","opponent_logo":"","related_videos":"","related_videos_text":"","recurring":"no"}},{"node":{"nid":"79191","title":"Citizenship in the Age of Endless Wars","campus":"Tempe campus, Online event","locations":"Carson Ballroom (Old Main), ASU Live","college_unit":"Department of English, Humanities at ASU, Humanities Institute, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, School of International Letters and Cultures, School of Social Transformation, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement, Pat Tillman Veterans Center","department":"Humanities Institute","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cp\u003EHow do we remain patriotic while acknowledging the effects of war?\u003C\/p\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cp\u003EHow do we remain patriotic while acknowledging the effects of war? Almost one sixth of our federal budget goes to defense, and its outcomes are often shielded from public view. However, active civic engagement is an important part of any democracy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EU.S. Marine Corps veteran and National Book Award winner Phil Klay will briefly discuss the chasm between the military and civilian experience, before exploring what an informed humanities response to American wars looks like in a conversation with ASU professor Roger Thompson.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECopies of \u0022Uncertain Ground,\u0022 \u0022Redeployment\u0022 and \u0022Missionary\u0022 will be available for purchase at the post-event reception. Light refreshments will be served. Online attendees may \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/video.ibm.com\/asutv\u0022\u003Estream the event on ASU Live\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease note the event times:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022uds-list\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E4 \u2013 5 p.m. | \u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003EPhil Klay lecture, dialogue with Roger Thompson and audience Q\u0026amp;A\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E5 \u2013 5:45 p.m. | \u003Cspan\u003EReception, book sale and book signing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the speakers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EUnited States Marine Corps veteran \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.philklay.com\/\u0022\u003EPhil Klay\u003C\/a\u003E wowed readers with his short story collection\u0026nbsp;\u0022\u003Cspan\u003ERedeployment,\u0022 which was named \u0022one of the best debuts of the year\u0022 (The Oregonian) and won the 2014 National Book Award for Fiction.\u0026nbsp;Klay\u2019s most recent essay collection \u201cUncertain Ground\u201d reckons with some of our country\u2019s thorniest concerns. The Los Angeles Times reported that \u201cKlay transcends his self-description as \u2018a writer who was once a Marine and writes about war\u2019 to become more of a philosopher. He uses war to pose urgent questions about political identity and personal faith that will endure long after the narratives of recent conflicts get revised and their terminology fades into history.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/5156328\u0022\u003ERodger\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003EThompson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is the director of the Writing Program at Arizona State University. Formerly a professor at the Virginia Military Institute, Thompson is the co-author of the book \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/a.co\/d\/fB84Btc\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWriting Programs, Veterans Studies, and the Post-9\/11 University: A Field Guide\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201d (NCTE, 2020) and co-author of an Iraq War memoir, the award-winning bestseller \u201c\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6aUmCSN\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBeyond Duty: Life on the Frontline in Iraq\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201d (Polity, 2009).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis event is co-sponsored by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/veterans.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003EPat Tillman Veterans Center\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vetengagement.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOffice for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a full listing of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHumanities Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;events, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/events\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eour events page\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","phone":"","contactname":"Victoria Day","email":"VictoriaDay@asu.edu","delta":"0","alias":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/citizenship-age-endless-wars?id=0","ticketing_rsvp_txt":"RSVP","ticketing_rsvp_txt2":"","ticketing_rsvp_url":"https:\/\/specialevents.asu.edu\/ereg\/newreg.php?eventid=887524\u0026amp;","ticketing_rsvp_url2":"","website":"https:\/\/humanitiesinstitute.asu.edu\/events","image_url":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/2026-07\/Event%20Image%2020261112.jpg","image_alt":"","image_title":"","start_date":"Nov 12 2026 - 4:00pm","end_date":"Nov 12 2026 - 5:00pm","time_description":"","very_start_date":"2026-11-12T16:00:00Z","very_end_date":"2026-11-12T17:00:00Z","event_types":"Lecture, Presentation","interests":"Academic and Professional Enhancement|Ethics|Lectures|Humanities","audiences":"For alumni|For current ASU students|For donors|For staff|For faculty","event_units":"Department of English|Humanities at ASU|Humanities Institute|School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies|School of International Letters and Cultures|School of Social Transformation|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts - Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement|Pat Tillman Veterans Center","event_topics":"Academic events|Free|Professional and career development","download":"","event_map_url":"https:\/\/g.co\/kgs\/UkqVZF1","event_map_title":"","event_video":"","location_term":"Tempe campus, Online event","venue_address":"400 E Tyler Mall","venue_city":"Tempe","venue_state":"AZ","venue_zip":"85281","alias-indexed":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/citizenship-age-endless-wars?id=0","sport_tag":"","game_type":"","subtitle":"","season":"","athletic_conference":"","tv_network":"","radio_station":"","wear_color":"","game_theme":"","history":"","history_text":"","related_stories":"","related_stories_text":"","game_notes":"","game_notes_text":"","recap_link":"","recap_link_text":"","live_stats":"","live_stats_text":"","game_time_tba":"No","sda_all_day":"No","opponent_logo":"","related_videos":"","related_videos_text":"","recurring":"no"}}]}