A consideration of the achievement, the afterlife, and the legacies of the HBO series The Wire—by some of the actors, writers, and musicians who created it, the academics who teach and study it, and those who in their communities continue to engage the issues it raises. The conference will culminate in a ticketed “Actors and Activism” panel, featuring actors from The Wire, and a performance by the Moving Mountains Theater Company, a nonprofit organization that trains New York City youth in the performing arts, founded by The Wire star Jamie Hector.

Opening Remarks – 8:30am-9:00am

1. Teaching The Wire – 9:00am-10:30am Frances Bartkowski, Rutgers University; Marcellus Blount, Columbia University; Sherri-Ann Butterfield, Rutgers University; Toby Gordon, Johns Hopkins University; Arvind Rajagopal, New York University

Break – 10:30am-10:45am

2. Seriality and Narrative Experience – 10:45am-12:15pm

Organized by Jane Gaines & Rob King, Film Division, School of the Arts; Frank Kelleter, Freie Universität, Berlin; Rob King, Columbia University; Jason Mittell, Middlebury College; Linda Williams, University of California, Berkeley

Lunch – 12:15pm-1:30pm

3. Immersion Journalism – 1:30pm-3:00pm Organized by June Cross, School of Journalism, Columbia University; Andrea Elliott, New York Times; Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, Journalist and Author; Andrea K. McDaniels, Baltimore Sun

3:15pm-7:00pm Miller Theatre Free and open to the public

4. Baltimore Stories in the “Public Square” – 3:15pm-5:00pm Organized by Sheri Parks, University of Maryland; Michael Casiano, University of Maryland; Ashley Minner, University of Maryland; Kalima Young, University of Maryland

5:00pm-5:15pm

5. Music from The Wire – 5:15pm-7:00pm Including Performances by Diablo Flamez and DJ Technics Organized by Blake Leyh, Music Supervisor, The Wire; Juan Donovan Bell, Darkroom Productions; Garnette Cadogan, University of Virginia; Diablo Flamez, Recording Artist; DJ Technics, Recording Artist; Blake Leyh, Music Supervisor, The Wire; Jamal Roberts, Darkroom Productions

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