Residents of Arizona are no strangers to the notion of their state’s landscape being barren and harsh, however misguided it may be.

The wide expanse of jade green lawn known as the Great Court in the center of Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University’s Tempe complex was transformed into a beautiful garden with po

This fall, Arizona State University students will have the opportunity to meet the challenges of the future in a new and innovative degree program.

If you ask ChatGPT, a chatbot that was launched by OpenAI last fall, how it feels about being used by students to cheat on school assignments, here’s what it will spit out. 

Never again.

A simple phrase; two small words to represent the magnitude of a global commitment to forever stand against the atrocities of the Holocaust.

In its continued effort to make college more accessible through innovative methods, Arizona State University is partnering with YouTube and Crash Course to offer college courses

Three faculty members in the ASU Department of English announce new books recently published or imminently forthcoming.

With the full return to campus, in-person commencements, a lively Homecoming and buildings opening near and far, time seems to be moving awfully fast these days.

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An undergraduate student and three faculty members in the Department of English announce new books recently published or imminently forthcoming.

Devoney Looser, a professor of English at Arizona State University, literary critic and Jane Austen aficionado, is taking other Austenites and bibliophiles into the world of another Jane — an

Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory is now home to the UNESCO BRIDGES Sustainability

In a battle for content, streamers like Amazon Prime, Hulu and Disney+ are relying more than ever on books and graphic novels for compelling stories to attract subscribers.

We’ve been told that so much gets lost in translation.

This fall, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will host a collection of inspiring and high-impact even

Imagine if the Amazon River had legal representation. Or if the Colorado River had a bill of rights. Or if an ecosystem was granted personhood. 

As sure as dusk turned to dawn, they began to appear.

The new issue of Accents on English, the Department of English at Arizona State University's annual newsletter, is themed ar

The Environmental Humanities Initiative in the Institute for H

The Earthmen came by the handful, then the hundreds, then the millions. They swept aside the majestic, dying Martian civilization to build their homes, shopping malls, and cities.

Mitchell Jackson was in Saudi Arabia the first week of June for the Hegra Conference, a three-day series of panel discussions and town halls th

The Institute for Humanities Research at ASU hosted Palestinian faculty from 

As society evolves, so do the technologies that serve us. Today, technology impacts the way that we think, learn, grow and communicate — and, in doing so, has transformed our sense of community.

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Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 gra

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 gra

On May 11, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest-achieving students from the social sciences, natural sciences and humanities at the spring

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Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 gra

Spoiler alert: In the final scene of the 1973 movie “Soylent Green” actor Charlton Heston, who plays detective Frank Thorn, is being led off on a stretcher following a gun battle when he desperatel

April is National Poetry Month. Poet T.S.

Ayanna Thompson is not a fan of musicals.

Investigative journalism and history will converge on March 23 when Arizona State University’s Institute for Humanities Research will sponsor a virtual talk with Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, whose years

If you’re feeling like recent geopolitical events have that grim, here-we-go-again vibe, you’re not alone.

By any measure, Arizona State University Associate Professor Joe Lockard is an expert in African American studies and 19th and 20th century

As the country’s attention turned toward issues of social justice during the summer of 2020, a group of students in the Herberger Institute for Design

In 1964 Sidney Poitier made history, becoming the first Black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."

In May 2020, Arizona State University reached a major milestone when it enrolled approximately 3,500 American Indian students.

Have you ever thought about the amount of single-use plastic cutlery disposed of daily on the ASU Tempe campus? How about in a semester? Or a year?

As the pandemic nears the end of its sophomore year, it's worth taking a moment to acknowledge the compassion, grit and creativity of the Arizona State University community.

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Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable 

The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English announced the winner of two of its annual contests for 2021-2022, the Mabelle A.

Recent years have seen a concerted effort by many in public-serving institutions to acknowledge the ancestral peoples and cultures that inhabited — and were often displaced from — the lands on whic

In September, the Department of Energy released the Solar Futures Study, outlining the Biden administration’s efforts to tackle c

On October 28, 2021, we celebrated the winners of our annual Homecoming Writing Contest with a virtual awards presentation and a reading from the students’ works.

In 2021, ongoing social, environmental and economic upheavals have made sifting through the noise — sometimes metaphorical noise, s

When Clint Smith was growing up in New Orleans, it was impossible to escape the adulation of the Confederacy.

The New York Times caught the attention of many West Coast residents earlier this week when it ran a story about recent efforts to contain wildfires, one of which had grown “

As a student at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, Arizona State University English Professor Natalie Diaz remembers seeing the Robe

The School of International Letters and Cultures brings the 21st U.S.

The ASU Book Group, hosted by the Virginia G.

In an overwhelming response to a call for stories and perspectives related to justice, diversity, equity and inclusion, more than 100 Arizona State University graduate students and postdocs submitt

Incoming Sun Devils have more than 800 fully accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs to choose from — plus 275 available minors and cer

The new issue of Accents on English, the Department of English at Arizona State University's annual newsletter, is themed ar

The distance between the work of academia and the society that work is intended to improve is something scholars themselves often lament, but two publications from Arizona State University faculty

This fall, critically acclaimed sci-fi and fantasy writer Nnedi Okorafor will join The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Five faculty members (one of whom is an alum) and two graduate students in the ASU Department of English announce the recent or forthcoming launch of exciting new work.

While celebrating Juneteenth, the new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, the Arizona Diamondbacks will also honor

Devoney Looser, Regents and Foundation Professor of English at Arizona State University, has uncovered new informatio

In “Pride,” a new FX docuseries currently streaming on Hulu, ASU Associate Professor of film and media studies

ASU English celebrated its 2020-2021 graduates and award-winners on Monday, May 3, 2021 in its second such

Military spouses often face situations and challenges that most civilians don’t — deployments, long periods of separation and adhering to codes that sometimes can stifle human emotion.

The Institute for Humanities Research at Arizona State University has awarded funding to six new seed grant projects f

During the spring convocation ceremonies on May 3, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University honored its best and brightest undergraduates from the social sciences, natur

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The English Renaissance ended nearly 400 years ago, yet the people and creative works of that era can tell us a lot about ourselves today.

Amanda Baldeneaux is living proof that a writer can create solid work under the most trying of circumstances.

From food insecurity to biodiversity collapse, the field of environmental humanities addresses big issues from an interdisciplinary angle, aiming to connect two fields that have traditionally

Despite a decade of widespread decline in humanities majors and enrollments at higher educat

There’s something new this year for Indigenous Culture Week.

It’s the word “Indigenous.”

“At least the play was good,” Mrs. Lincoln never said.

“I've always wanted to visit Europe,” said no one on D-Day.

“We get to swim!” said nobody on the Titanic.

If we want to change the world for the better, we’ve got to start by empowering women and girls.

In March 2020, as college students were scrambling to adjust to the sudden changes wrought by the pandemic, Arizona State University undergraduate Austin Davis kept his focus on others — specifical

Over the past year, the Institute for Humanities Research's Health Humanities Initiative

The School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies is hosting an online peer-reviewed journal, known as the SHPRS Digital Humanities Journal, started by undergraduate students.

In her novels, award-winning author and Arizona State University Professor Jewell Parker Rhodes often combines he

The humanities encompass everything from history, literature and creative writing to film and media, language and culture, philosophy, linguistics and religion.

There is a line in “Northanger Abbey,” Jane Austen’s satirical coming-of-age novel, that Devoney Looser thinks of often, whenever she is

Author Colson Whitehead felt a responsibility to stick to the truth when he wrote the terrible events in “The Nicke

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Three recent graduates and a senior at Arizona State University have won prestigious fellowships offered by the U.S. Department of State.

Arizona State University Director of Creative Writing and Associate Professor Matt Bell was faced with a challenge many educators experienced t

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The Creative Writing Program in the Department of English announced the winners of two of its annual contests for 2020-2021.

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On November 18, 2020, we celebrated the winners of our annual Homecoming Writing Contest with a virtual awards presentation and a reading from the students’ works.

Storytelling is a tool that has been used cross-culturally for centuries as a means to teach lessons, express viewpoints and build communities.

When Arizona State University alumni reflect on their Sun Devil stories, they often remember the influential courses they took from The Coll

Aya Matsuda, Arizona State University associate professor of applied linguistics, recognizes the need for her students to ga

A biomedical engineering student in Arizona, a designer in New York, a nonprofit professional in Canada and a high school student in Israel wouldn’t typically find themselves in the same plac

Zombies have been scaring us with horrible table manners since the 16th century, but now they’re about to get an air of respectability. 

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Editor's note: This story is part of a series from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for National Book Month. Read m

On October 1, Writing Programs in the Department of English at ASU hosted Jonathan Safran Foer, author of We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast for a

In April, Arizona State University’s Narrative Storytelling Initiative invited people worldwide to write a short story on what

White women have historically played a curious role in race relations in America, occupying dual roles as oppressor and the oppressed. 

Voted in by Congress on June 4, 1919, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920 and enacted into law on Aug.

As awareness of racial injustice has broadened this spring and summer, reading lists have been shared to help increase people's understanding of our nation's past and present — including one

Most of us find ourselves fully immersed in the digital age.

Last Saturday, about halfway through Part 1 of the ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy’s two-part Impact

Editor’s note: While this article attempts to shed light on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting members of the disabled community, it is by no means intended to be comprehen

When Arizona State University Professor and inaugural Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos wrote his latest collection of poetry, he couldn’t have kn

Two Arizona State University professors are now among a prestigious class of poets that have been selected by the Academy of American Poets for fellowships made possible by the Andrew W.

In the midst of the recent COVID-19-related economic, social and academic upheaval, something profound occurred.

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Four ASU Department of English faculty are ushering in new, inventive work—no small feat in these unprecedented times. Releases include the U.S.

Coffee and college seem to be a perfect match.

During the spring convocation ceremonies on May 11, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will honor its best and brightest undergraduates from the social sciences, n

Arizona State University's May 11 commencement will celebrate many firsts and milestones: the university's first virtual ceremony because of the novel coronavirus, the first graduating cohort

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Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable

On Monday, May 11, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will recognize its highest achieving students from the social scien

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable

In the 50 years since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, the United States has moved from a focus on pollution to a broader awareness of how the ecosystem needs to be nurtured.

In a relatively short time, much has been written about the global cultural response to the COVID-19

Who wrote Malcolm X’s autobiography? The obvious answer is Malcolm X.

But, according to Keith Miller, it’s not that simple.

“Who cares if I fold up at my desk 
a heap of angry sorrow. Not any candidate
no ambassador. Sign a petition? Email some senators?
I make nothing happen.”

These are most precarious times.

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. Almost everything we know has changed in a matter of weeks, including how we interact with others.

Parents need strong social support because poor parenting not only damages children, but also leads to negative consequences for the larger community, according to a panel of experts who spoke at a

Editor's note: To stave off the stay-at-home blues, Devoney Looser is also participating with other scholars and Janeites (including ASU alumna Amanda Prahl) in VirtualJaneCon, a free, on

The health of the Sun Devil community is a top priority at ASU.

The ASU Health Services website is Arizon

Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating the launch of recent work in several kinds of media.

Artistic expression has always been a catalyst for discussion in society.

Many prominent American writers of the last 50 years — including Alice Walker, Spalding Gray, Maxine Hong Kingston, Louise Erdrich, Tobias Wolff and Sandra Cisneros — have one noticeable career mil

In Aristotle’s groundbreaking critical theory composition “Poetics,” comedy is one of several forms of literature.

Three women, three countries and hundreds of letters spanning five decades.

Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating recent and forthcoming books and journals spanning a range of interests.

A stretch of the imagination is needed when picturing Jane Austen.

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Many children in the U.S. grow up hearing holiday stories of Santa Claus bounding through the skies with a fleet of reindeer and a bundle full of presents.

On Dec.

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall

On November 19, 2019, we celebrated the winners of our annual H

Four Department of English faculty members are celebrating new and forthcoming books and journals that showcase a wide array of research and creativity.

As long as there have been people, there have been stories. We tell stories to convey knowledge, to entertain  and to explain that which we do not understand.

For Superior Court Judge Michael Convey, leaving his native Chicago to attend college at Arizona State University started off as a chance to see a new part of the country.

African American actress Regina King is the star in an HBO adaptation of D.C.’s “The Watchmen,” premiering Oct.

If you’re Italian, you don’t miss Mama’s “red lead” on Sunday night.

Sometimes the best conversations are the ones where all we do is listen. And when it comes to communing with the environment, there’s a lot that can be learned.

Representation and inclusivity in modern American fiction are essential components of honest, accurate writing, novelist Jess Row told a crowd of faculty, staff and students at Arizona State

Witches, pagans and polytheists: They’re not seance-holding weirdos, tree-worshipping nudists or Stonehenge-dancing hippies.

We don't often think about medieval and Renaissance culture.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest and most diverse academic unit at Arizona State University.

Four Department of English faculty members are celebrating the publication of important original research.

Artificial intelligence algorithms have become pervasive in daily life, but should they? And what are the drawbacks and advantages of using machine learning?

Editor's note: July 3 marked the start of "the dog days of summer," the most sweltering days of the year.

There’s a scene in Season 1, Episode 2 of FX’s acclaimed series "Pose" that chronicles the ballroom culture of New York City in the late '80s and early '90s, wherein one of the main characters, Bla

We all know the meaning of that blue decal with a stick figure person that hangs from rearview mirrors. What we probably don’t know is how to refer to the person it depicts.

Congratulations to 2018-2019 grads and award-winners in the Department of English!

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ASU English faculty, staff, students and alumni made waves on the local, state, and national scenes during National Poetry month 2019.

Each spring, high school students across the U.S. declare their college decisions, a first major step in carving their future path, and it deserves celebration.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring

The acronym DOWM is a trope many scholars of Western canon are familiar with.

During the spring convocation ceremonies on May 7, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will honor its best and brightest undergraduates from the social sciences, na

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commen

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commen

Arizona State University alumnus Dan Shilling considers himself a good example of somebody whose life was changed by the humanities.

Michele Clark studies invasive plant species, and her research could help save people from being attacked by tigers in a forest in Nepal.

From hip-hop to fashion and narrative art to indigenous urban pop culture: The seventh annual Phoenix Indian Center Youth

Some 1.7 billion people are speaking or learning English around the world today, a number expec

In front of a sold-out crowd of 800 community leaders, business executives and ASU alumni on March 20, the 2019 Founders’ Day celebrated the founding of the institution by honoring ASU alumni

If you’ve returned from spring break in a panic because you haven’t yet made your fall 2019 class selections, we can help.

Shiv Shah is a scientist first and foremost.

The final Open Door event introduced visitors to everything from rescue robots to healthy eating. 

The latest exhibit at ASU Gammage will feature the works from photographer Jim Bochenek.

In the midst of increasing chaos caused by climate change, from devastating hurricanes to deadly polar vortexes, the literary genre of climate fiction offers stories that capture our anxieties, bro

Three Department of English faculty members are celebrating the recent and/or imminent release of books.

ASU Library has announced that four Arizona State University students have been selected to attend three days of seminars and research at the Newberry Library

Talking, listening and connecting: They’re the three pillars of Arizona State University’s Project Humanities, and there were plenty of each to be fo

For many years, there existed among scholars of the medieval and Renaissance periods the old chestnut that those were the times before the concept of race existed.

For Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th and current Dalai Lama, his love of science began in childhood. Curious to know what made a mechanical watch tick, he took it apart and put it back together again.

With entire social media handles dedicated to the genre, today’s epic stories of animal connections enjoy an easy ride to internet fame.

Everyone has a story, and everyone has the voice to tell it.

On Tuesday, Dec.

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. 

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. 

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2018 commencement. 

Margot Plunkett is a bubbly freshman studying English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Forget everything you thought you knew about drag. 

On November 1, 2018, we honored the winners of our annual Homec