In a report about the decline in viewership of the Winter Olympics broadcast, the Washington Post featured Michael Soclow, media historian and associate professor of communication and journalism. Soclow, who authored a book about the Olympics and broadcasting in 2016, said, “Considering that Olympic videos on YouTube and TikTok are going to rack up hundreds […]
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Three interdisciplinary projects focused on meeting Maine needs have been awarded competitive seed grants through University of Maine Portland Gateway to facilitate convergent research across the University of Maine System. The grant program, CONVERGE Maine, brings together UMS experts with an interest in transdisciplinary work, developing and strengthening partnerships with other institutions and organizations […]
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Michael Socolow, University of Maine associate professor of communication and journalism and director of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, spoke with Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) for an article titled “New Media Ventures Are Gunning for Legacy Media.”
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The Lowell Sun noted that Susan Pinette, director of the University of Maine’s Franco American Programs, is participating in a virtual bilingual panel during the Jack Kerouac Centennial celebration in March. The event, “Tribute to Jack Kerouac: 100 Years, Still Alive,” will also feature Hermenegilde Chiasson, director of the file “Le Grand Jack,” and Jean-Christophe […]
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Black Point Group featured Bonnie Newsom, an assistant professor of anthropology and a faculty associate with the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, and her research in Acadia National Park. She has been leading an effort to reanalyze archaeological collections from Wabanaki cultural sites in the park to create a framework for retelling […]
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The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier advanced an online talk by Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, titled “Wabanaki Climate Justice & Adaptation.” The Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center will host the webinar at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 via Zoom. To request the Zoom […]
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Much of what Americans learn about Indigenous people of the continent is communicated by people who are not Indigenous. Euro-American archaeologists in particular have influenced how people think about Native Americans past and present. A team of Wabanaki researchers and students led by professor Bonnie Newsom of the University of Maine is creating a framework […]
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Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, was featured in “Sovereign,” a new podcast about tribal rights in Maine created by graduates from the Salt Institute at the Maine College of Art & Design in Portland. Listen to the four-part series online. The Bangor […]
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Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about the history of Chief Joseph Orono, after whom the town was named. Yahoo! News shared the BDN report.
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The Wabanaki Winter Market, a celebration of art created by Wabanaki artists, will return with in-person shopping and demonstrations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts. This year marks the 27th anniversary of this signature holiday event, sponsored by the UMaine Hudson […]
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