{"nodes":[{"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, Knowledge Enterprise - Global Security Initiative (GSI)","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 \u0022Missionaries\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\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout visitor parking\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVisitor parking is available in nearby \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/U6k787tBV7Uat8jH8\u0022\u003EFulton Center Visitor Parking\u003C\/a\u003E. Please allow extra time to park and walk to the venue. Parking fees may apply.\u003C\/p\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\u003ERoger\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, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vetengagement.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EOffice for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/futuresecurity.asu.edu\/\u0022\u003EFuture Security Initiative\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|Salute to service","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|Knowledge Enterprise - Global Security Initiative (GSI)","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"}}]}