Joan Nicks, retired associate professor, Communication, Popular Culture and Film, author of two new volumes, Lost Movie Theatres / Disappearing Motels (Niagara Artists Centre, 2022), and co-editor of two studies on popular culture (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010, 2002). For many years, Joan and Barry Grant programmed BUFS (Brock University Film Series). Her on-going public work includes programming film series at the Niagara Falls History Museum, and collaborating with Gallery Players musicians on special screenings of restored silent films. Active researcher and writer, she continues to walk, drive and document Niagara Falls street scenes and voices.
