In keeping with our departmental mission and the public and applied humanities generally, our students and faculty are actively engaged with communities and organizations on projects intended to improve the human condition. Below are highlights of some of our current and past community partnerships.
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Iskashitaa Refugee Network
Iskashitaa Refugee Network creates opportunities to integrate United Nations refugees into the Southern Arizona community while educating the public, strengthening the local food system, reducing local food waste, and increasing food security. Classes like PAH 201 Applied Humanities Practice: Techniques and Technologies for Public Enrichment partner with Iskashitaa on projects to document the history and communicate the story of the organization and the refugees it serves while also cultivating students' public humanities research and intercultural communication skills.
Pima County Food Alliance
The Pima County Food Alliance (PCFA) is Pima County’s food policy council and works to address food system-related issues and needs through a combination of policy, advocacy, community building, education, and outreach. Classes like PAH 201 Applied Humanities Practice: Techniques and Technologies for Public Enrichment partner with PCFA on projects to improve access to knowledge about food access resources in the Tucson area, amplify the stories of those who are working for change in the food system, and foster increased connections among food system stakeholders.
World Pulse
World Pulse is a social impact network connecting women and allies from 200+ countries and territories for change. PAH faculty member Dr. Jasmine R. Linabary has collaborated with World Pulse in various capacities for more than a decade, including most recently through the work of her research team, the Co-Design Collaborative, on a project related to the #ShiftThePower movement in the international development sector.
Drag Story Hour
Drag Story Hour celebrates reading through the glamorous art of drag. As a national network, DSH envisions a world where kids can learn from LGBTQ+ stories and experiences to love themselves, celebrate the fabulous diversity in their communities, and stand up for what they believe in and each other.
PAH faculty member Harris Kornstein serves on the board of Drag Story Hour and has performed as a storyteller across the US; they have also published scholarship on "drag pedagogy" as well as picture books and other children's media, and have supported PAH and UofA students in internships with DSH and its local chapter Drag Story Hour Arizona.