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Instead, she wanted the feel of an intimate campus that was also conveniently close to home.\u0026nbsp;She found what she needed at one of the country\u2019s largest higher education institutions. 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Her 2023 memoir, \u201cHow to Say Babylon,\u201d was described by more than one reviewer as a \u201ctour de force.\u201dBut when\u0026nbsp;Sinclair, a professor in Arizona State University\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-09-09T09:53:21-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/09\/2026-9:53am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"\u201cWhat do we hold when we hold the memory of those we\u2019ve lost? 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This summer, the professor of practice will take his new one-man puppet show on the road.","teaser":"It\u2019s not easy to define Ty Defoe\u2019s work.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/Skeleton%20Canoe-167.jpg?itok=6hoNKLcd","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260609-arts-humanities-and-education-puppeteer-purpose","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-06\/Skeleton%20Canoe-167.jpg?itok=6hoNKLcd","image_alt":"Man holding a bird puppet in one hand and a mask in the other performs onstage.","image_caption":"Professor of Practice Ty Defoe will perform his new show, \u201cSkeleton Canoe,\u201d at the International Festival of Art and Ideas on June 19 and 20 at Yale Repertory Theatre. 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What was the most common type of pirate ship?Those questions \u2014 and others about the Golden Age of Piracy (from 1650 to 1730) \u2014 will be answered by Professor Manushag \u201cNush\u201d Powell, chair of the Department of English, during\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-06-01T15:22:04-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/01\/2026-3:22pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Why are we still fascinated by pirates? ASU English Professor Manushag \u201cNush\u201d Powell explores the real history behind some of piracy\u2019s most enduring legends.","teaser":"Did pirates actually have hooks for hands? Was Sir Walter Raleigh a pirate? 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Pag\u00e1n is an adjunct curator at the Sigler Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona, where he was photographed on Monday, May 18, in the museum\u2019s Brayton\u2019s General Store exhibit. 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