Date: April 29th, 2019 Time: 1-4pm Location: Cressman Library, Cedar Crest College,100 College Dr, Allentown, PA 18104 Cost: Free An exhibition featuring the video documentaries and audio podcasts created by the students of Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz and Dr. LuAnn Fletcher’s…
“Devising Community”: New Course Comes to Muhlenberg with LVEHC Sponsorship
With sponsorship from the LVEHC Mellon Grant, Muhlenberg professors Leticia Robles-Moreno and Matt Moore co-taught a new course this semester called “Devising Community.” This course explored the intersections of community engagement, performance making and ethnography. Students researched the lived histories…
Event Celebrates Collaboration Between Documentary Storymaking Students and Allentown Coalition for Economic Dignity
On December 13, 2018, the partnership between the LVAIC DOC 150 course, led by professor Aggie Bazaz, Introduction to Documentary Storymaking, and The Allentown Coalition for Economic Dignity (ACED) was celebrated with a gathering of community organizers, artists, poets, musicians,…
Connecting “Ethnic American Literature” Course to Lehigh Valley Communities
Connecting “Ethnic American Literature” Course to Lehigh Valley Communities A Course Enhancement Reflection by Dr. Andrew Uzendoski In the fall of 2018, I taught the course English 135: Ethnic American Literature at Lafayette College. The course surveys twentieth-century literature…
SAVE THE DATE (3/11): “The Color of Justice”: A Forum on Criminal Justice Reform
Local chapters of the NAACP, along with the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley invite you to join us in a discussion on the criminal justice system and the disparities it creates in our communities. Featuring Pennsylvania Attorney…
A Reflection on New Course Exploring History of the Allentown Band
The Allentown Band: Final Reflection by Susan Falciani, Anthony Dalton, Kate Ranieri Faculty and students from Muhlenberg College recently collaborated on a new course merging Documentary Fieldwork and Essentials of Archives, which brought together principles of oral history, documentary fieldwork, storymaking,…