Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH)

11/18/2025

Join us for our winter book club selection "The Quickening," a book that explores the future of one of the coldest places on earth and our dependence on those places.

We meet at Inkwood Books on Sunday, January 11 at 6 pm and all our welcome!

Registration encouraged, but not required: https://forms.gle/sVnoh7Yf9dFQjjDN8

10/17/2025

Check out today's article in Billy Penn about the Greater Encyclopedia books, produced in partnership with the The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, which are set to be published later this month! More information: https://www.pennpress.org/greater-philadelphia/

Three new books from University of Pennsylvania Press will highlight Philly’s global, national and regional impact.

10/10/2025

09/18/2025

We welcome Ian Byers-Gamber as our Visiting Scholar this fall 2025! We will be hosting Ian's exhibition I Come Creeping, and he will be leading a talk and workshop connected to his own creative practices and the work of history and memory-making. Check out our website for more details and register for the exhibition opening reception on September 25! https://march.rutgers.edu/visiting-scholar-series/

See the show at 325 Cooper St. Camden, NJ starting September 25!

06/10/2025

The Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee seeks submissions for its annual award recognizing the best books and articles written or compiled by individuals and institutions in the MARAC region. Works must be relevant to the general public as well as the archival community and published between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. All submissions must be received by July 31, 2025.

Electronic submissions in PDF format of the entire work are encouraged. Submissions and a letter of nomination should be sent to Senior Committee Co-Chair Sarah E. Almond ([email protected]). More information about the award https://www.marac.info/arline-custer-memorial-award.

03/12/2025

Every gift on days makes a difference! By donating to MARCH, you help support the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, our Continuing Education in Historic Preservation program, and a commitment to sharing community scholarship and creative projects! https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/march-camden/9815.html

03/07/2025

This week student researcher Sophia Westfall prepared an exhibit at Paul Robeson Library - Rutgers Camden "Foraging Poetry in the Wild" all about her senior honors project that explores the mortality of literature by making books out of biodegradable, foraged materials like orange peels, leaves, seeds and rose petals. Swing by Paul Robeson Library and take a look!

03/04/2025

Thanks to and for cohosting our Beeswax Making workshop, led by Sophia Westfall, where we learned about printmaking techniques and current campaigns to help save the bees in New Jersey! 🐝

02/28/2025

Join us for a talk and workshop with Professor Heffes, a leading scholar in Latin American Environmental Humanities. This interactive session will explore how storytelling and materiality serve as powerful tools for engaging with ecological change, expanding beyond conventional narratives. Participants will reflect on the objects that shape their daily lives and collaborate in a creative activity that connects personal experiences to broader environmental changes.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/storytelling-materiality-and-environmental-change-with-gisela-heffes-tickets-1252393525749?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/27/2025

Join us at Paul Robeson Library for a fun and stress-busting workshop on how to create and print with a beeswax stamp. You'll learn how to carve your own stamp, apply ink and press it to make fun designs. We'll also be learning about the history of printing with beeswax and hear from NJPIRG Students about the importance of saving the bees in our local communities all across New Jersey.

Check out more info here: https://engage.camden.rutgers.edu/event/11072788

02/26/2025

Interested in learning more about print-making techniques? Want to explore how to make your own materials for art projects? Just need a moment to relax and make something with your hands?

Join Proof, a humanities makerspace, for a series of print-making workshops this semester. From making your own paper to working with beeswax and harnessing the power of the sun to print, you'll realize just how easy it is to print and create!

Check out more details about specific workshops here: https://engage.camden.rutgers.edu/organization/march/events

01/29/2025

Join us for our winter selection of the MARCH Book Club as we read and discuss The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger, a thought-provoking exploration of the intelligence, agency and consciousness of plants. We will meet at independent bookstore Inkwood Books in Haddonfield, NJ, where you can also buy the book, on Sunday, February 23 from 6 - 7 pm.
Register here: https://forms.gle/E9V8eAVUE4aXiMZM7