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.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social #academicsky #booksky

Seeking volunteers for a research study on experiences of racialized minorities in the rural Rust Belt   Looking for participants for virtual or in-person interviews (approximately 30 min-1 hour).

When we hosted @andrewaydin.bsky.social in Cleveland, we had to have him do a reading of Taste of Justice--a superhero webcomic about superheroes and food, 2 things #CLE is known [email protected] @literarycleveland.bsky.social Read it here: www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/...

When we hosted @andrewaydin.bsky.social in Cleveland, we had to have him do a reading of Taste of Justice--a superhero webcomic about superheroes and food, 2 things #CLE is known [email protected] @literarycleveland.bsky.social Read it here: www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/...

Last week we hosted @andrewaydin.bsky.social at the Cleveland Foundation for the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and Congressman Lewis, who won the award in 1999. Dawn Arrington, Dir of Comics at the Corner led the interview @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

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Good Trouble Comics announces the Appalachia Comics Project aiming to spotlight the devastation of Hurricane Helene and history of the region #comics #comicbooks @andrewaydin.bsky.social

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! ❤️ @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

It was a true honor to host one of comics' greats this weekend when @andrewaydin.bsky.social visited Cleveland for the first time. He fit right in! Look for picture and videos: here is a sneak peek @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social #CLE #RustBelt

Books at the Market today at the West Side Market with @literarycleveland.bsky.social, Cleveland Public Library and more! @andrewaydin.bsky.social will be signing books at 1pm! #comics #comicssky #booksky #CLE #RustBelt @rustbeltlab.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who’s stopped by our exhibit at today’s Rust Belt Humanities Symposium at Ursuline College—featuring books by @jlauck1941.bsky.social and more. And thanks too to the organizers at @rustbeltlab.bsky.social!

@andrewaydin.bsky.social, @katietrostel.bsky.social, and @valentinolzullo.bsky.social will be on the Sound of Ideas this morning! #CLE #RustBelt #booksky www.ideastream.org/show/sound-o...

Thanks for the writeup, Cool Cleveland! #RustBeltLab @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social coolcleveland.com/2025/03/ursu...

We met w/ Dawn Arrington of Comics at the Corner today to plan her conversation w/ @andrewaydin.bsky.social at the Cleveland Foundation this week. Let's celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and John Lewis' legacy @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

Our reading of John Lewis, @andrewaydin.bsky.social, and @natepowell.bsky.social’s March with students from Tri-C and Ursuline College continues. Pictured are some of our book club members. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social #comics #Cleveland #rustbelt

Our reading of John Lewis, @andrewaydin.bsky.social, and @natepowell.bsky.social’s March with students from Tri-C and Ursuline College continues. Pictured are some of our book club members. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social #comics #Cleveland #rustbelt

We have a handful of additional tickets available for our April 4th Symposium. Please email [email protected] if you're interested! @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

🚨 Climate Crisis Panel Discussion! 🚨 Join us to discuss the urgent challenges of climate change and explore the role of literature in this moment. Registration is free in the link below! givebutter.com/IPMJbW @beltpublishing.bsky.social @literarycleveland.bsky.social @rustbeltlab.bsky.social

Next week @andrewaydin.bsky.social will be at the Cleveland Foundation in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which John Lewis won in 1999. #booksky #comicssky @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social #comics #Cleveland #RustBelt

Next week @andrewaydin.bsky.social will be at the Cleveland Foundation in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which John Lewis won in 1999. #booksky #comicssky @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social #comics #Cleveland #RustBelt

Look for my KSU Press colleagues at the symposium's exhibit, and if you're writing a book on a Rust Belt topic, drop me a line!

Getting our swag ready for our Rust Belt Symposium at #ursulinecollege! Our bags are from Found Surface "Manufacturing eco-friendly soft goods in Cleveland, Ohio." Our event is sold out but you can learn more about our work: www.rustbeltlab.org. @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

Next month: Books at the Market at Cleveland's historic, West Side Market w/ @andrewaydin.bsky.social. Will we see you? Join @literarycleveland.bsky.social, Cleveland Public Library, Comics at the Corner, more! #comics #booksky #CLE #RustBelt @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

Students @ Ursuline College & Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland are reading March 1-3 by John Lewis, @andrewaydin.bsky.social, & @natepowell.bsky.social this Spring! Prepping for Andrew's visit! @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social #comics #CLE

Only three tickets remain for our 2025 Rust Belt Symposium @ursulinecollege on 4/4! Join us as we co-create humanities ecosystems in the Rust Belt. Make connections, learn about opportunities to collaborate, and explore public humanities initiatives in our region. secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4

Join us on 4/4 & hear from Midstory "a non-profit thinkhub that progresses the narrative of the Midwest by incubating bright, diverse and interdisciplinary thinkers to ... envision the future of our region." secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4 @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

Interested in how comics document place? Consider submitting an abstract for a proposed panel on Rust Belt comics for the 2026 MLA conference in [email protected]. @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social #academicsky #rustbelt #comics Learn more www.rustbeltlab.org

Join us on 4/4 for our Rust Belt Humanities Lab Symposium at Ursuline. Learn about the amazing work of the Charles W. Chesnutt Archive Team as they spotlight the legacy of a transformative Cleveland writer & build community around his work. @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

Join us on 4/4 for our Rust Belt Humanities Lab Symposium at Ursuline. Learn about the amazing work of the Charles W. Chesnutt Archive Team as they spotlight the legacy of a transformative Cleveland writer & build community around his work. @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

The NYTBR recommended a new biography of Charles Chesnutt today so maybe he is *finally* going to get his due? Be “rediscovered” by those who like to do such things for literature, Black writers, politically engaged fiction, Clevelanders? 🤞

Plus, all the books in our 50 Maps series are currently on sale. And in the next 12 months we will be bringing you 50 Maps of the Great Lakes, Columbus, and Cincinnati! On deck: Chicago, Boston. Soon all the cities will be 50 Mapped!

Our symposium will feature the Splice Cream Truck: "An ice cream truck with an analog recording studio, splicing communities together through stories!" Tell a story about place for an ice cream! Register: secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4 @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

These guys are so fucking impressive. Any academics in the Rust Belt/interested in it, teaching it, etc should take a look. They’ve been doing this work for years now & are doing it so very very well. @katietrostel.bsky.social is a star.

Last month @katietrostel.bsky.social and @valentinolzullo.bsky.social presented their work "Rhetorics of the Rust Belt" at the meetings of the MLA. With funding from the Teagle foundation, we have revamped our composition courses to focus on writing about place. #academicsky #booksky #RustBelt #CLE

"So much of our present culture seems obsessed with obliterating what makes a place unique." Not Jon Wlasiuk! New interview with @riotnerrrd.bsky.social about An Alternative History of Cleveland live now --> beltpublishing.com/pages/interv...

What can we do? Look to Cleveland. Interview with @riotnerrrd.bsky.social is online now. beltpublishing.com/pages/interv...

Join us on April 4th at Ursuline as we co-create humanities ecosystems in the Rust Belt. Make connections, learn about opportunities to collaborate, and explore public humanities initiatives in our region. secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4 @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

The Rust Belt Humanities Lab Symposium will be held on Ursuline College Campus on Friday, April 4, 2025. Featuring Midstory, Splice Cream Truck, the Charles Chesnutt Archives and @andrewaydin.bsky.social #booksky #academicsky #RustBelt #Cleveland Tickets available at secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4

It’s time for our 2nd Annual Rust Belt Symposium at Ursuline College. Join us as we co-create humanities ecosystems in the Rust Belt. Make connections, learn about opportunities to collaborate, and explore public humanities in our region. @rustbeltlab.bsky.social secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4

Help us study the Rust Belt and tell the story of our region by submitting to Rust Belt Studies. Our first issue comes out later this year and we're looking for submission for our next issue: The Regenerative Rust Belt! #academicsky #booksky @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

Honored to sponsor Rust Belt Fibershed Symposium: Enlivening Our Place through Fibers and Textiles--a joyful gathering reminding us of interconnected world, ecosystems, stories we tell about place, and push for regeneration in our region. What can we make, grow, & build together in the Rust Belt? ❤️

Next "Books at the Market" on Saturday, April 5 at Cleveland's West Side Market! We're making comics and giving out books w/ Tri-C, Cleveland Public library, @literarycleveland.bsky.social, Comics at the Corner and more! @sinagrace.bsky.social @andrewaydin.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

Save the date for our Rust Belt Symposium at Ursuline College. Soon: announcements for special guests, tickets, and opportunities for sponsorship! More info: www.rustbeltstudies.org/symposium @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @sinagrace.bsky.social @andrewaydin.bsky.social @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social

@valentinolzullo.bsky.social and Katie Trostel will be representing #RustBeltLab at the @modernlanguage.bsky.social in New Orleans this week. #RustBelt #publichumanities #academicsky

We are publishing first issue of Rust Belt Studies next year with support from @ohiohumanities.bsky.social and in collaboration with Midstory. In the meantime, we are planning our second issue: The Regenerative Rust Belt. Join the conversation and submit a piece to us. More at Rustbeltstudies.org

Ohio Center for the Book/ @rustbeltlab.bsky.social made teaching kits for six favorite #Superman books by Siegel & Shuster, @sinagrace.bsky.social, @phillipkjohnson.bsky.social, @markwaid.bsky.social, Sarah Kuhn, @geneluenyang.bsky.social #Booksky Link: ohiocenterforthebook.org/more-resourc...

We've updated our website to show you what we've been doing recently. Check us out at Rustbeltstudies.org Reach out for collaborations both in person and online, submit to our journal, or just say hello! We're going to continue to work to define the Rust Belt with all of you!

Will we see you at Superman trivia at Ursuline College on December 7? We are ready with stickers, buttons, a pierogi bar, and more! @jamesgunn.bsky.social @dcoffical.bsky.social #Superman #comics #DCcomics #RustBelt #BringSupermanHome Grab a ticket here: ursulinecollege.ticketspice.com/superman

Thanks @sinagrace.bsky.social for coming to our Rust Belt Lit course to talk about Superman The Harvests of Youth! The book is now official Rust Belt canon! #Superman #RustBelt #Comics #DCcomics @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social @jamesgunn.bsky.social @dccomicsreal.bsky.social

Join us on Saturday, December 7 at Ursuline College for Superman trivia. We are helping the Siegel & Shuster Society raise money for the Superman statue in Cleveland. You grab your ticket here: ursulinecollege.ticketspice.com/superman