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Feb. 6, 2020
In Bryan Carter’s virtual classroom, online education is moving toward a more immersive and interactive future.   This semester, Carter, director of the University of Arizona’s Center for Digital Humanities and an associate professor of Africana…
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Feb. 3, 2020
The College of Humanities and Africana Studies Program are hosting a series of events this month to celebrate Black History Month.   The programing begins on Tuesday, Feb. 4, with the Black History Month Kickoff, featuring food, dance, music, a…
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Jan. 29, 2020
For Old Time's Sake:  Looking Back and Moving Forward at the Dunbar Pavilion - Barbara Lewis, a Dunbar School alumna and vice president of the Dunbar Coalition, and Tani Sanchez, UArizona associate professor in Africana Studies, discuss the black…
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Nov. 21, 2019
The University of Arizona’s Center for Digital Humanities, in partnership with The Colored Girls Museum in Philadelphia, is being awarded a $175,000 grant to create high-resolution, three-dimensional scans of art and cultural artifacts created by…
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Sept. 19, 2019
The 10th annual Tucson Humanities Festival features 10 events offering thought-provoking lectures, panels, readings and films by faculty and special guests, including poet and author Sandra Cisneros.   As new ideas develop and new technologies…
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May 14, 2019
2019 Summer 5WK2 Courses Being Offered July 8 to August 7, 2019: (All classes are online and Gen Ed, unless otherwise indicated.) Subject Course # Section Course Desc Instructor Meeting Days Facility AFAS 150B1 101 Contemporary Afro Brazil Zenenga,…
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May 14, 2019
2019 Summer 5WK1 Courses Being Offered June 3 to July 4, 2019: (All classes are online and Gen Ed, unless otherwise indicated.) Subject Course # Section Course Desc Instructor Meeting Days Facility AFAS 150B1 101 Contemporary Afro Brazil Zenenga,…
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May 14, 2019
Summer Presession Courses Being Offered May 13 to June 1, 2019:  (All classes are online and Gen Ed, unless otherwise indicated.  AFAS 150B1 131 Contemporary Afro Brazil Zenenga,Praise   ONLINE AFAS 160A1 131 The Africana Experience Ijagbemi,Bayo  …
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May 8, 2019
Dr. Mae C. Jemison, keynote speaker at the UA’s 155th Commencement on May 10, will be presented with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the College of Humanities. Jemison, an engineer, physician, entrepreneur, educator and the first…
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March 20, 2019
The Center for Digital Humanities has selected six faculty research projects for development awards. The projects will  combine research in a humanities discipline with cutting-edge technology, like data visualization, digital storytelling, motion…