How Storytelling Informs the Social Science with Professor Michael Wilson

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In this episode of the “Retrieving the Social Sciences” podcast Dr. Anson speaks with Prof. Michael Wilson, Professor of Drama and Director of the Storytelling Academy at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, UK. Dr. Wilson shares information about his ongoing research agenda into storytelling as a scientific tool. This project’s connection to UMBC is through Dr. Sarah Jewett of UMBC’s Department of Sociology, … Read more

Selected Papers from 11th International Digital Storytelling Conference 2023: Radical Listening: Story Work for a Just Future

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  In June 2023, the 11th International Digital Storytelling Conference (DST 2023) was held in the Baltimore/Washington DC region. DST 2023: Radical Listening: Story Work for a Just Future explored how story work can help strengthen our communities and build understanding across divides. The conference was organized by Loughborough University (UK), Montgomery College (US), Patient Voices (UK), … Read more

Communications, Climate, Composting: a video project in Baltimore

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In the fall of 2022 students in MCS 395 Television Production and MCS 495 Video Ethnography partnered  with the UMBC Climate Action Steering Committee (CASC), and the South Baltimore Community Land Trust (SBCLT), to create a series of short videos on waste and composting. SBCLT defines itself as “working to create permanently affordable housing, development … Read more

11th International Digital Storytelling Conference – June 19 – 21, 2023

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In 2023, the 11th International Digital Storytelling Conference will be held in the Washington, D.C. region of the United States. Local hosts include the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Montgomery College (MC); and the Smithsonian Institution (SI).  The three day-long conference features three uniquely different experiences. Every day is special; you won’t want to miss a … Read more

Community Partner Digital Storytelling Workshop 2021

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During the Spring semester of 2021, UMBC’s Shriver Center hosted a digital storytelling workshop with some of our community partners. While everyone was still working virtually, this allowed us to connect with our community partners and to offer a service to the partners who typically would have hosted Shriver Center Service-Learning and Community Engagement students. … Read more