Maryland Traditions in Baltimore

In the fall of 2018, students in MLL 495 / 695 Intercultural Video production worked with Ashley Minner and Chad Buterbaugh of Maryland Traditions to profile winners of the 2018 Maryland Traditions Apprenticeship Award. The program “supports up to one year of study in folklife, or living cultural traditions. During the study period, a master folklife … Read more

Catonsville Nine 50 Years Later

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Catonsville Nine action, students in MCS Production Fellows worked with community members and UMBC’s Shriver Center to produce three oral history videos. The videos were screened during commemorative events in Catonsville on May 5, 2018. Dave Eberhardt was one of the participants in the Baltimore Four action … Read more

Talk Together: The Baltimore American Indian Center

During the Fall 2017 semester, students in MLL 495/695 Intercultural Media Production collaborated with Maryland Traditions in producing a short film presented at the Maryland Traditions 2017 Heritage Awards celebrating the Baltimore American Indian Center (BAIC). The BAIC has stood the test of time in Upper Fells Point. Originally founded in 1968 as the American … Read more

Improving Lives with Urban Forestry

A new collaboration between the USDA Forest Service (USFS), UMBC’s Department of Media & Communication Studies and New Media Studio is giving students an opportunity to explore and document the wide range of research activities and community-based programs conducted by USFS Northern Research Station.  The joint venture agreement funds two years of production activities by … Read more