Seize the Moment Variety Show

301 E Orange St,Tempe AZ 85281

02 December, 2021

Description

Celebrate the end of the semester with talks, interviews, performances and more from the Humanities Lab at Arizona State University Blending the knowledge and rigor of academic presentations with the energy and liveliness of talk shows and open mics, the Seize the Moment Variety Show is an hour of pop-up talks, interviews, presentations and more celebrating the dynamic, interdisciplinary work of the Humanities Lab and Leonardo Labs at Arizona State University. What have we been up to? Working across literature, disability studies, sustainability, philosophy and more, our students and faculty have been: Humanizing Digital Culture: Reimagining human identity within the digital world with Diana Ayton-Shenker and Timothy SummersDeconstructing Race: Investigating race in a transnational framework with Isaac Joslin and Yeukai MlamboEpidemic Emergences: Exploring how health is supported or imperiled in human communities with Jennifer Brian and Cora FoxAging in American Culture: Asking what it means to be old (and who decides what old is) with Aaron Guest, Mary Fitzgerald, and Eileen StandleyFood, Health and Climate Change: Developing more holistic visions for the future of food with Joni Adamson and Rimjhim AggarwalWhat have we come up with? You'll just have to see! The Seize the Moment Variety Show is Thursday, December 2, 2021 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Phoenix MST: In person in the Memorial Union Room 207, Arizona State University, 301 E Orange St, Tempe, AZ 8528Online via ZoomDoors open at 5:30 p.m. The show begins at 6:00 p.m. Snacks and beverages are available in limited quantities. This event is open to the public and free. Presented by Seize the Moment, an initiative of Leonardo, the Humanities Lab, and the Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. If you have any questions (or are a current student who's interested in participating), contact Public Engagement Coordinator Jake Friedman at 480.727.3973 or [email protected]. About the OrganizersShaping tomorrow, today, requires path-breaking, creative solutions. In an alarming syndemic of intersecting crises—the coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice and accompanying civil unrest, and cascading environmental hazards—Seize the Moment addresses the grand challenges of the day through transdisciplinary arts, science, technological, and humanities collaborations in research, pedagogy, and public engagement. Seize the Moment is an initiative of Leonardo, the Humanities Lab and the Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. To learn more, visit our website at http://stm.asu.edu. The Humanities Lab is an inquiry-driven social change incubator designed to offer students new ways of knowing, doing and being. All Lab courses focus on today’s most pressing social challenges and engage students in team-based, action-oriented, project-centered learning in collaboration with instructional faculty, embedded university librarians, and community consultants on and off campus. Learning is activated by students who pose questions, conduct transdisciplinary collaborative research, follow up on research-informed leads, innovate possibilities for positive change and ultimately develop public-facing impact outcomes designed to better our collective future. To learn more, visit our website at http://humanities.lab.asu.edu. In an alarming syndemic of intersecting crises—the coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice and accompanying civil unrest, and cascading environmental hazards—Seize the Moment addresses the grand challenges of the day through transdisciplinary arts, science, technological, and humanities collaborations in research, pedagogy, and public engagement.