Chloe Taft

Urban studies lover with an eye on postindustrial landscapes. Author of From Steel to Slots (2016). Now @NorthwesternU Foundation Relations.

[Mapping Inequality @HOLCRedlining]

Mapping Inequality has a cache of new maps and we are hiring people to write essays on those cities! Historians, planners, housing advocates -- if you are interested in writing on one of these cities, please let us know: https://t.co/JCT4BEHOd0

[LaDale Winling @lwinling]

There are still plenty of essays to be written about cities mapped by HOLC in their City Survey. Get paid to write a short, accessible intro to a city for our ACLS grant. We provide a sample essay and a style guide. See the list and contact us here: https://t.co/UAcriSSLsx

[michael metzger @mmcnma]

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Excited to announce the Climate Crisis + Media Arts Fund!

Until Jan. 15, 2023, @climate_arts @BuffettInst is accepting applications for grants of up to $10,000 towards climate-focused media arts projects.

Read more and apply here: https://t.co/BRkwmYHlWo

[Nicholas Sawicki @nicksawicki]

Also very excited to announce the forthcoming publication of a monograph for the project, with contributions by Hannah Klemm, William Crow, @WithEdSimon, myself and others. Pre-orders available @_blackdogpress

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

I first heard about the seeds of this Bethlehem-sited work from Shimon Attie a couple years ago and only wish I’d have a chance to see it @LUArtGalleries!

[LUAG @LUArtGalleries]

Lehigh University Art Galleries is pleased to announce our Fall 2022 exhibition; a new, site-specific multimedia work by artist Shimon Attie; Starstruck: An American Tale NOW OPEN in the LUAG Main Galleries!

Visit https://t.co/SiUOkfsQI7 to learn more!
#ShimonAttie

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

More on the casino chase: Prospect of NYC casinos has loomed for Bethlehem, PA, since its own casino opened a short drive away in 2009. City officials hoped their head start would lead to enough ancillary development to sustain it, but many plans stalled. https://t.co/gLM0U0TBqu

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

Thanks @henrygrabar for talking to me for this @slate story about the limits of casino-led development. https://t.co/XPHiyq0eGb

[LaDale Winling @lwinling]

In case you missed it, there are still plenty of cities we need essays for!

[Steve Novak @SteveNovakLVL]

If you haven't been reading @sarasatullo's Edged Out series on @lehighvalley, you absolutely should. These difficult stories out of South Bethlehem could be anywhere.
https://t.co/OFpfyT4EBr

[Sara K. Satullo @sarasatullo]

Today, @lehighvalley launched Edged Out, a 7-month endeavor of community-driven reporting supported by @ReportingHealth. It's been a labor of love and I am so grateful to the many, many Southsiders and local leaders who were so generous with their time. (Read @SteveNovakLVL 🧵👇)

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

@fedebillie I remember your note from a few years ago @fedebillie. So glad to see my book has made it to Argentina! I’d be curious to hear if you see parallels.

[Foundation Relations Northwestern @NUFoundRel]

Spread the word: Post-doc position open @AfAmNU to work with kihana miraya ross on a major project about reparations in Evanston funded by @Spencer_Fdn. Looking for scholars at the intersection of education research and Black studies. #NUGrantSuccess https://t.co/0vaUyIaYSK

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

Another fantastic essay from Ava Tomasula y Garcia about haunting industrial landscapes. “Peering deep beneath the surface makes it clear that no history is inevitable, and nothing—geological, social, or geosocial—is ever purely ‘natural.’” @buellcenter

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

@JakeAnbinder As one who did write a dissertation about casinos & chanced to visit Macau (& its university), just noting that the juxtaposition & intersections of Macau’s casino history with its much longer histories, including colonialism, is fascinating, complex & deserves more attention.

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

A good reminder of what has changed (and not) since PA legalized casinos in 2004. And to look back at what was in that bill, which passed within 72 hours of its introduction.

[Inga Saffron @IngaSaffron]

After 11 years, Philly is still the biggest city in America with casinos. So when I reviewed the newest one, I didn’t just want to look only at the design, but what legal gambling has actually done (or not) for us. https://t.co/l9kl7DPy6C

[David G. Schwartz @DrDave702]

Well that's big casino news

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

@smallerlarge @SandovalStrausz @NWIHistorian There are a lot of interesting parallels (and differences) to look at between Bethlehem and NW Indiana. @NWIHistorian I’d be happy to connect at any point to learn more about your project (I work at NU now).

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

@NWIHistorian In addition to all these other wonderful suggestions, Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schull is great on the interface of regulation, gaming corps, gamblers.

[Chloe Taft @steeltoslots]

Highly recommend this @NMIHorg talk from Cory Fischer-Hoffman and Javier Rojas about #BethlehemSteel in Chile.

[National Museum of Industrial History @NMIHorg]

Did you miss our virtual event "Digging Up Bethlehem Steel's History in Latin America"? Good news, you can now catch the full recap over on our Youtube page!

https://t.co/3X5y5jysZV