Dresher x CADVC: "Preserve the Baltimore Uprising" with Prof. Denise Meringolo

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:36:25 -0500
cadvc, denise-meringolo, dresher-center, gallery

On November 13, 2025, 12-1:30pm, at CADVC, Denise Meringolo will discuss her project, "Baltimore Uprising" in the context of "Pedagogy Study Hall," the exhibition currently on view at the gallery.

This program is a Dresher Center and CADVC collaboration, and it's presented in connection with "Pedagogy Study Hall," a research project, exhibition, and publication by Tomashi Jackson and Nia K. Evans exploring the structures that sustain our cultural and educational systems.

Denise Meringolo, Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History, UMBC is the creator of Preserve the Baltimore Uprising, a digital collection project that allows individuals to gather and preserve images, videos, and stories about the protests that erupted after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody in April 2015. She received the prestigious Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship for 2018-2019 to activate the collection as a foundation for community-centered, collaborative historical reflection and interpretation.

Dr. Meringolo and her students have partnered with a variety of local organizations, including Baltimore Heritage and the Maryland Center for History and Culture. Some of their work appears on Explore Baltimore Heritage, an app, which allows users to take self-guided walking tours of Baltimore neighborhoods.

This program is sponsored by the Wagner Foundation, the Maryland State Arts Council, the Baltimore County Commission on the Arts and Sciences and the Citizens of Baltimore County, and the Arts+ initiative at UMBC.

We are free and open to the public for full participation by all individuals under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy. Contact us ASAP to request specific accommodations at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188.

More info at https://cadvc.umbc.edu/