Orser Center for the Study of Place, Community, & Culture. Department of American Studies at UMBC
Baltimore, MD
Joined November 2013
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With an eye to local Baltimore developments, like the Eager Park and UMB BioPark projects, Davarian Baldwin will discuss what he calls the rise of UniverCities—higher education’s growing control over the economic development and political governance of urban America. @UMBCPubHum
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RIP Prof Orser. His book, "Blockbusting in Baltimore" ignited long dormant attention to the mechanisms of residential #segregation & succession in Baltimore (and beyond). Named names & didnt sugar coat it.
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr. Ed Orser passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024. Ed was a beloved professor and researcher in the @amst_umbc department @UMBC for over forty years. Read more in this @OrserCenter blog post: amstcommunitystudies.org/?p=…
As #CoVid19 disrupts food supply across the world, we're happy to have @BlackYield in Baltimore.
Read more on how to support them and others experiencing food insecurity on our blog amstcommunitystudies.org/?p=…
#ICYMI we're excited to get to work on our Baltimore Field School! With a grant from the @MellonFdn, we hope to create ethical and sustainable teaching and research about public humanities amstcommunitystudies.org//?p…
AMST students are promoting the Filbert Street Community Garden Gala fundraiser today by the Commons 11-2 @UMBC_AMST #digUMBC
Exit Zero film screening and discussion tonight 6pm Towson University exitzeroproject.org/ stories of deindustrialization @UMBC_AMST
Why are those living outside the region so into mass-produced southern culture (Dixie kitsch)?@SassyProf
Karen Cox @SassyProf is speaking about how southern identity is produced and marketed at UMBC library 7th floor.
If you missed Marc Steiner at UMBC last week... youtube.com/watch?v=94VbjJ9Q…
Folk art, Fun, and Freaks today starting at 4pm: baltimoreheritage.org/event/… via @bmoreheritage
Past students from AMST 422 Preserving Places returning to campus today to pass on information to the current spring 2014 cohort. #AMST
UMBC folks, today 2:30pm FA 450 Linda Shopes will be speaking about oral history. Feel free to join: historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/o…
Here's how to be an American Studies PI: preservingplaces.wordpress.c…
Tomorrow 5pm Library Gallery @UMBC @OrserCenter member Michelle Stefano has organized a rockin' panel on Constructing Heritage. @UMBC_AMST
Orser Center retweeted
Aging downtown Baltimore hotel relaunches as "urban playground" with gritty, cool makeover. bsun.md/1boEAmL
A Dream Foreclosed? real people's stories about discrimination in the foreclosure industry Red Emma's Thurs 7:30pm redemmas.org/events/36