Research Seminars @ Illinois

Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Erin Brock Carlson

Dwell, care, build: Drawing on place-based expertise to craft a better world

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Humanities Research Institute (HRI)
Location
Levis Faculty Center 422
Date
Feb 26, 2026   4:00 pm  
Speaker
Erin Brock Carlson (English, West Virginia University)
Contact
HRI
E-Mail
info-hri@illinois.edu
Views
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Originating Calendar
HRI

Lecture by Erin Brock Carlson (English, West Virginia University); part of HRI's Story & Place event series. 

About the Speaker
Erin Brock Carlson’s research centers the relationships between place, technology, and power, focusing on how communities work together to address complex public problems through communication and community organizing. She uses community-based and participatory approaches in her research.

Recent and ongoing projects include facilitating cultural equity conversations across West Virginian artists; documenting the experiences of West Virginians affected by natural gas pipeline development; and advocating for place-oriented understandings of public health data. Erin is also working on a book manuscript articulating the value of place-based knowledges to Appalachian organizing and activism during regional economic transition, drawing from a yearlong participatory photovoice project with a group of community organizers.

She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in professional, technical, and multimedia writing, as well as Digital Humanities and accompanying research methods.

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