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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
The next entry in our Toni Morrison series with @RustBeltLab @OhioHumanities is Charlise Lyles on coming-of-age as a writer while reading Morrison, growing up living in the projects in Cleveland and going to a prep school in the Eastside suburbs.
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
April is Native Plant Month! On the blog, KSU Press’s director puts the annual celebration of native plants in dialogue with last week's @RustBeltLab symposium on the Regenerative Rust Belt—and arrives at insight about publishing, place, and the act of giving voice.
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Excited to share our newest project: a comic about the many ways Cleveland has played a central role in our democratic experiment! You can read more and see the full art here: clereviewofbooks.com/clevela…
#CLE #comics #democracy #Superman
@KatieTrostel @ValentinoLucaZ @clereviewbooks
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
5 Dec 2025
Pitch call for 2026: in collaboration with @OhioHumanities @RustBeltLab and @litcleveland: we are publishing a series of essays on Toni Morrison alongside Ohio's year-long celebration of her. Please send your ideas to pitches@clereviewofbooks.com. Excited to work with you!
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
9 Sep 2025
The @RustBeltLab at Ursuline College emphasizes the power of regionally-based storytelling. Katharine Trostel and Valentino Zullo share insights into two of this year's Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winners.
Learn more about the 2025 AWBA winners here: anisfield-wolf.org/winners/
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
2 Jan 2025
I spent three months exploring the american rust belt, here’s how it went
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
30 Aug 2025
This Labor Day Weekend, take a Rust Belt Roadtrip with @gmoult, who recommends three books about Cleveland’s extraordinary sacred architecture from Kent State University Press. His new essay is linked below.
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30 Aug 2025
We're currently accepting articles for our 2026 issue, The Regenerative Rust Belt. Send us your articles and write with any questions. Also, please share the CFP far and wide! @KatieTrostel @ValentinoLucaZ @midstory @OhioHumanities @UrsulineCampus
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27 Aug 2025
We're currently accepting articles for our 2026 issue, The Regenerative Rust Belt. Send us your articles and write with any questions. Also, please share the CFP far and wide! @OhioHumanities @midstory @KatieTrostel @ValentinoLucaZ More at Rustbeltstudies.org
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
4 Aug 2025
I love Superman and the new statue now proudly displayed in downtown Cleveland. I must say, though, I’m most proud of helping make this a reality. None of us would be doing of any of this without Jerry, Joe and Joanne. Welcome back home, friends! @JamesGunn @SiegelShuster38
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
24 Jun 2025
Join us at the @CapitolW65th on July 11 for a special screening of @Superman! @BRIANMBENDIS joins us as well as @SuperHouseOfEl. Afterward we're having a party at Superelectric Pinball Parlor! @JamesGunn you're also invited. Grab your tickets here: booking.clevelandcinemas.com…
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
1 Jul 2025
🔗: l.cleveland.com/q12y1x
Cleveland, suit up! 🦸♂️ Tower City is throwing a Superman-sized party to celebrate the new movie filmed right here in the 216. Free fun, cosplay, comics and creators, photo ops and more on July 12.
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
1 Jul 2025
The House of El is partnering with @SiegelShuster38 to host a screening of @Superman on July 11 in Cleveland, Ohio - the backdrop for the city of Meteopolis in @JamesGunn’s new film!
We’ll be hosting a live podcast after with special guest Brian Michael Bendis.
#Superman
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
2 Jul 2025
We’re excited for next week! @TheCityClub @Cleveland_PL @TowerCityCLE @SuperHouseOfEl @SinaGrace @andrewaydin @BRIANMBENDIS @PhillipKJohnson @geneluenyang
2 Jul 2025
The debut of ‘Superman’ is growing closer by the day. The blockbuster that was filmed in Cleveland last summer will be officially hitting theaters in less than two weeks and there are plenty of events in town to celebrate.
Read more: clevelandmagazine.com/entert…
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
26 Jun 2025
Next month Cleveland will be on display for the world! Thanks @JamesGunn. Join us in #CLE as @TowerCityCLE and @Cleveland_PL celebrate this historic moment! @andrewaydin @BRIANMBENDIS @SinaGrace @PhillipKJohnson @geneluenyang #Superman #Superman @SuperHouseOfEl @thegeekofsteel
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
23 Jun 2025
For me Cleveland was the third partner in the creation of Superman. That @JamesGunn chose Cleveland to film is a full circle. @ClevelandMag @SiegelShuster38
See you soon @andrewaydin @BRIANMBENDIS Grace Ellis @SinaGrace @PhillipKJohnson @geneluenyang
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
22 Apr 2025
Snapped this pic of Dr. Valentino Zullo at the West Side Market — a true Cleveland gem. Assistant Prof. at Ursuline, Anisfield-Wolf Fellow, co-director of Rust Belt Humanities Lab, and co-founder of Get Graphic at @Cleveland_PL. Always a joy working with him on lit events.
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
25 May 2025
SUPER excited to announce The House of El will host a screening of #Superman in Cleveland, Ohio on July 11 - followed by a live podcast - all benefitting @SiegelShuster38.
Come see the movie opening night with a room full of @Superman fans!
Full details coming soon!
@JamesGunn
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The Rust Belt Humanities Lab retweeted
9 Apr 2025
We have partnered with @cplocfb, @UrsulineCampus, and @cwru to host book discussions led by Fellows Dr. Valentino Zullo and Dr. Jamie Hickner.
Join us at @Cleveland_PL on Wednesday, April 16 for a discussion of Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Isabel Allende's memoir "Paula."
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9 Apr 2025
What a weekend! We'll be sharing highlights from our 2nd Rust Belt Symposium, a chance to tell our own stories and imagine new futures rooted in community. Like the #splicecreamtruck, we are "powered by North East Shores" ... and stories! ❤️
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