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Re(Wire)ing Baltimore: The Conclusion

It's really hard to believe that six weeks have gone by so quickly... It seems like it was only yesterday that I was moving my bags into Millennium and we were powering through David Harvey. 

Over the course of the program, I have met so many people that have challenged and changed my perspectives of Baltimore. From my fellow researchers in Anthropology by the Wire  to the individuals that I met in the city itself, I don't think that I could have been introduced to Baltimore in a more holistic way.  

While I am leaving Baltimore for now, I can certainly see myself coming back in the future. Its been such an inspiring and enriching experience, and I'm sad to see it end. But I know that it's not goodbye forever, and I am all the better for embarking on this journey.

We started the program off with a quote from The Wire: there's a "thin line 'tween heaven and here." For me, those lines have been blurred. 

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Consistently throughout the Anthropology by the Wire program, a prominent theme has been that...

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This is a photo-voice project that I created to document my experience with the NSF-funded Anthropology by the Wire program.

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As Olivia and I compile the narrative of our overview video, I’m reminded once more that every editorial decision we make is a political act. What we leave in, and what we leave out, determine the reality of our story. There is an infinitude of directions we could take with the footage we’ve...

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The lovely Ms. Carolyn

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Mr. Lee

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Re(Wire)ing Baltimore: Walking tour with Mr. Curtis

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32nd Street Farmer's Market

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Friday morning with Clean and Green

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Afternoon - Chris MacLarion's house

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Morning - Wide Angle Youth Media

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South Baltimore Partnership meeting - overview notes

Solo Gibbs Recreation Center set to open July 7th

Two staff members formally let the Sharp Leadenhall community know

Tracy Estap – (410)-396-7005

Rec center will only be open for a couple of weeks during the summer, for children 5-13

Camp is free to the first 50 children

To sign up, must go to Thomas Johnson Elementary’s Ella Bailey Rec Center to pick up a packet

Parents will be called to confirm their children’s place

DIVA (Dedicated Innovative Visionary Association) fashion show

Rehearsal Thursday, 5pm, at SL Baptist

  Sharp Leadenhall redevelopment plan

BSun article

Knew development was only a matter of time in 2009

Not too late for community engagement

Before we can do anything, we need a plan

How is this going to help the community as a whole? Young people?

Casino task force is meeting in July at LBC -> need to be present

Bill Cole should be here explaining this

  Children want:

Writing club

More sports/games (for boys and girls)

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Just an idea for how we can organize our respective documentaries! I love how this trailer uses multiple forms of media to create context and portray its subject.