SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
Video: Narrative has power in driving clean energy revolution
ASU and the American Resilience Project premiered a new film documenting the closing of the Navajo Generating Station, part of the "Current Revolution" series.
Feb 18: Black and Indigenous Relations of Doing and Being
Author Tiffany King will present the 2021 Environmental Humanities Initiative Distinguished Lecture, a keynote address of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture (ISSRNC) Conference.
How community land trusts can advance racial equity in our cities
According to sustainability scientists Mark Roseland and Chris Boone, community land trusts keep housing affordable and benefit minority communities who have suffered for decades from unfair lending practices and discrimination.
Nov 12: Systemic changes for Arizonans with disabilities
Meaghan K. Kramer, staff attorney with Arizona Center for Disability Law, will present this lecture as part of SST's Seeking Justice in Arizona Fall Lecture Series. The talk will take place via Zoom, with livestream on YouTube, Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Video: Environmental Humanities Initiative distinguished lecture with Elizabeth Hoover
A recording of the Environmental Humanities Initiative’s 2020 distinguished lecture with Elizabeth Hoover is now available, along with a video of the lecture discussion, at the Institute for Humanities Research YouTube channel.
Roseland, Boone on healing segregated cities
American cities represent part of the nation’s long and grim history of discrimination and oppression against Black people. According to sustainability scientists Mark Roseland and Christopher Boone, cities can also be part of the recovery from all that harm.
ASU joins global research cohort to launch new center focused on society’s relationship with oceans
ASU and Conservation International join more than 20 other institutions around the world that will provide research and expertise to support Ocean Nexus Center’s four areas of focus: human rights and human security, ocean economy, food safety and sovereignty, and regional fisheries policy.
Wednesday: Teaching in the Wake of Racial Violence with Carol Anderson
All are invited to attend a conversation with acclaimed historian Carol Anderson, human and civil rights advocate, expert on African American history and 20th-century politics and the author of the critically-acclaimed "White Rage." The event is sponsored by ASU's Institute for Humanities Research.
Video: Convergence Lab: Social Cohesion in a Time of Crisis
Convergence Lab/ASU in Mexico is hosting an online event with sustainability scientist Craig Calhoun, University Professor of Social Sciences, and Alexandra Zapata, a researcher, activist, and former deputy director of the prestigious think tank Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad.
Takamura teaches empathy as a path to beautiful universal design
On the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Associate Professor John Takamura says true universal design makes the world more accessible for everyone.
Island and indigenous youth voices: Building back better and fairer
Video available: ASU, Hawaii Green Growth and Local2030 Island Network convened a panel of island and indigenous youth for a solution-oriented conversation on "building back better" after COVID-19.
Antiracist Resources curated by the IHR
A list of antiracist resources is now available on the Institute for Humanities Research website for use in humanities courses and for the community.