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Does having Bad Bunny as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer herald a new era in popular music? ASU's Luis Rivera-Figueroa discusses Bad Bunny’s boundary-crossing showmanship and why the musician is a cultural torchbearer. #ASUHumanities @luisrivera6280 @sanbenito

(Non)Fiction Friday: "As a scholar and teacher of Shakespeare I have to be aware that many people believe what they see in the movies." From @ASU's @profbate's review for accuracy of the film "Hamnet." Read more @thetimes (London): ow.ly/4qCW50Y0qxi #ASUHumanities

Attention, Austenites! @ASU English Professor @devoneylooser has co-curated a new @JaneAustenHouse exhibition in Chawton, Hampshire, U.K.: "Staging Pride & Prejudice." Visit the exhibit in-person or online through Jan. 2027: ow.ly/xrpI50Y4ocw #ASUHumanities

Investing in an online bachelor’s degree can be more accessible than you think! Eligible students at accredited schools can receive the same federal financial aid as those on campus. #OnlineLearning #FinancialAid #BestOnline bit.ly/3ZCY1Wx

We're so happy that @ASU_Alumni will be honoring @ASU English alum @Sammi_Ekmark, co-founder of @InkdGreetings, with the Young Alumni Achievement Award at the 2026 Founders' Day celebration. 🎉 Learn more: ow.ly/fOxP50Y4COu #ASUHumanities

📣 @ASU English; film & media studies; & culture, tech & environment (including @asuonline) students: These scholarships are for you! 🤩 More than $9K in funding for internships, research & academics available. Most deadlines Mar. 1. Info: ow.ly/85FO50Y1q6W #ASUHumanities

Piper Center is offering a FREE 8-week prose workshop : "Workshopping Your Book," with Michelle Beaver & Tiffany Meuret at Piper Writers House, ASU Tempe. Thursdays 6:30-8:15 PM. With @CantoMundo @asuEnglish Seats are limited so sign up today! specialevents.asu.edu/ereg/newreg.ph…

Join us at @piper_center for a FREE lunchtime "Skills for Writers" series. Up first: "Applying to Writer's Retreats & Residencies" with Shipra Agarwal. Wed. Feb 4 @ 12:30 PM. Bring your lunch, your questions, and a friend! With @CantoMundo, @asuEnglish

Things # 101, # 647 and # 10,000 you can do with an English degree: "Content creator, event inventor, maverick" 💥 like @ASU alum @LudwigAhgren, a YouTuber that @redbull called a "world-record button masher." Learn more: ow.ly/9HWv50Y0J0j #ASUHumanities

(Non)Fiction Friday: "For me, the act of hope is easier when it attends to the local and the particular." From a roundtable essay by @ASU film alum Joey Eschrich (@imaginationASU). Read more @lithub: ow.ly/82m450XSFlm #ASUHumanities

Planning to make a living as a social media influencer? @ASU film & media studies alum @abbyzufelt—who teaches @Cronkite_ASU—joined @azfamily to talk about career prospects. Watch: ow.ly/NGrJ50XTbBL #ASUHumanities

"I love braided and mosaic novels. I think it is the truest way to tell a story..." —@ASU English alum @HensleyWriter, discussing the structure of her new novel, "Five Oaks" (Lake Union). Read more @SouthRevBooks: ow.ly/BjJe50XSELN #ASUHumanities

Looking for a publisher for your manuscript? The AWP Award Series is accepting submissions, now through February 28! Winners receive a cash prize and publication by one of our partner presses. awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Contes…

.@ASU English professor Neal Lester, who directs @projhumanities, has been awarded a grant from the Calvin Institute to study Black American spirituality. “Research opportunities always contribute to my teaching,” said Lester. Learn more: ow.ly/PipF50XWu1c #ASUHumanities

“What are you going to do with an English degree?” — a question many humanities students know well. Turns out: Quite a lot. A new scholarship honoring the late Michael Sanders shows just how far an English degree can lead. @asuEnglish #ASUhumanities ow.ly/SrQ450XWnwU

The #MLK Jr. holiday is Jan. 19 and preparation is underway for celebratory events. @ParadiseVallAZ's gathering will recognize @ASU Emeritus Professor of English Keith Miller for his efforts to shine the light on Dr. King's work. Details: ow.ly/e9Jf50XXv8X #ASUHumanities

Much applause to Arizona's newly appointed poet laureate, Laura Tohe! We've had the honor of hosting Dr. Tohe at the Poetry Center several times, and you cand find recordings of her readings preserved on Voca. azgovernor.gov/office-arizona…

.@GovernorHobbs announced this week that @ASU Professor Emeritus @LauraTohe was named poet laureate of Arizona—the second person and the second ASU professor—to hold the position. Learn more: ow.ly/lKtN50XX1ZW #ASUHumanities

Fantastic news: ASU English Professor @SafiyaSinclair has been awarded the @RSLiterature International Writers Prize along with current Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai and other literary luminaries. 🏆 Learn more: ow.ly/kx8q50XVzr4 #ASUHumanities