Engaged Humanities: Nicole King

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Dr. Nicole King, an associate professor of American Studies and director of the Orser Center for the Study of Place, Community, and Culture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will give a talk entitled "Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition" as part of the Engaged Humanities speaker series.

The Baltimore Traces: Communities in Transition project is a public humanities teaching innovation that brings together courses from a variety of disciplines to create projects focused on the complex history of Baltimore neighborhoods. The project explores how people who live and work in the city feel about change through cultural documentation projects, including digital walking tours, podcasts, public history zines, and short documentaries. King reflects on how we might think critically about principles of effective, ethical humanities research and teaching on Baltimore and cities like it.

The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, in partnership with the Center for Educational Resources, the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute, and the Center for Social Concern, is pleased to offer the Engaged Humanities speaker series. Lunch will be provided as we welcome visiting experts from various universities to discuss new developments in collaborative public humanities.