Story Work for Communities and Higher Education
This week curated by: Bill Shewbridge – Media & Communication Studies, New Media Studio, UMBC Every year, UMBC students work on a variety of media production projects on campus and in the surrounding communities of the Baltimore area – but this has been an unusual semester. The need to move instruction online on short-notice presented … Read more
This week we feature stories submitted by the group: Cristina Blendea – VR Stories from Unga Berättar – Stockholm, Sweden This VR experience is part of a project where Unga Berättar from Stockholm School of the Arts explore how digital storytelling can benefit from using VR technology. Digital storytelling is a compelling and emotionally engaging … Read more
This week curated by: Michael Meimaris – Professor Emeritus of New Technologies in Media, Communication and Education, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Evika Karamagioli – PhD, Scientific Associate, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Effie Giannou – MSc, PhD(c), Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, … Read more
Every year students in the Shriver Center’s Peaceworker Program’s Summer Pro Seminar create digital stories reflecting on their service and experiences abroad. Since 2009 over 70 stories have been produced. Program director Joby Taylor talks about how he uses digital storytelling with returning Peace Corp volunteers as a reflective tool as well as a foundation … Read more
Maryland Traditions is the folklife program of the Maryland State Arts Council. Since 1974, state-employed folklorists have worked to identify, document, support, and present Maryland folklife through grants, awards, festivals, and other programming. Over the years UMBC faculty and the New Media Studio have worked with Maryland Traditions to produce short films documenting Maryland’s intangible … Read more
Baltimore Traces Project Highlights SOWEBO Neighborhood A part of UMBC’s ongoing Baltimore Traces Project. A Walk Down West Baltimore Street features historical research and fieldwork on the 1000 to the 1500 blocks of West Baltimore Street. The final products include a public history zine and video stories. The semester’s work culminated in a public screening … Read more
This week curated by: Bill Shewbridge – UMBC Media & Communication Studies, New Media Studio For over a decade we have used digital storytelling at UMBC in many ways on campus and in the community. I am still surprised how the power of these personal stories can resonate with an audience. While the projects bring … Read more
This week curated by: Tania Lizarazo – Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication; Global Studies Program, UMBC How we find ourselves As borders closed and physical distance became essential to protect each other, we confirmed that we are inevitably connected. This week’s selection of stories is about crossing physical and symbolic … Read more
This week curated by: Sara Bachman Ducey, Chair of Integrative Studies and Paul Peck Humanities Institute Director at Montgomery College Jamie Gillan, Associate Professor of English and Reading and Collaborative Interdisciplinary Projects Coordinator at Montgomery College Matthew Decker, Assistant Professor of English and Reading and Special Projects Coordinator for the Paul Peck Humanities Institute at … Read more
This week curated by: Pip Hardy & Tony Sumner – Patient Voices, UK At the Patient Voices Programme we’ve helped many people create stories of strength and resolve over the 17 years we have been facilitating reflective digital storytelling – and we’ve even made some of our own. So we agreed to curate ten stories … Read more