Tucson Humanities Festival taps into the power of storytelling | Entertainment

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Acclaimed Mexican-American author Luis Alberto Urrea is one of the main guests at this year’s Tucson Humanities Festival.

Courtesy Luis Alberto Urrea

Arizona Daily Star

Good storytelling has the power to transport people to another place, time, or life experience.

This year’s Tucson Humanities Festival, hosted by the University of Arizona’s College of Humanities, will tackle the theme of storytelling with in-person and virtual events this October.

The festival will be headlined by bestselling author Walter Isaacson, who will perform live in Centennial Hall on October 8th. Other special guests at the festival include the celebrated Mexican-American writer Luis Alberto Urrea on October 14th and filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña of the award-winning PBS documentary series “Asian Americans” on October 19th.

The 12th annual festival also features events in partnership with the American Literary Translators Association and faculty bodies that focus on religious healing, transformational stories, and scary stories.

“Stories define the human experience,” said Alain-Philippe Durand, dean of the College of Humanities in Dorrance. “Across cultures and times, there are stories of creation, love, adventure, betrayal, hardship and triumph, all of which reflect universal truths. As humans, we long for stories and the experiences of reading, writing, speaking and listening to unleash our imagination and connect with one another. “

Other talks planned for this month are:

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