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As many of you know (or will shortly), I spent much of my career doing public scholarship–apparently so much of it that I cannot be considered an “emerging voice” (no, not bitter, why do you ask?).

A bit over a year ago, I discovered the AskHistorians subreddit. Like many people, I thought Reddit was for Nazis, people who thought Nazis were too tolerant of minorities, and people who thought Nazis were a Jewish conspiracy theory something something Israel.

As it turns out, though, AskHistorians is probably one of the best curated, best moderated forae where professional historians and amateur/history buffs come together: questions are posed, and serious answers are given, with a host of moderators to keep out and delete the unserious and/or uninformed comments.

AskHistorians is doing an academic conference — short papers (10 minutes), delivered by video, no registration fees, with plenty of opportunities for everyone to join in the fun. I’ll be delivering a paper on the importance of epidemics for social history (recorded two weeks ago, in fact); with an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Wednesday the 16th.

There are also several networking events, including a chance for people interested in graduate school to talk to other academics about what it’s like.

It’s a great chance for everyone interested in history to hear some interesting (short) papers, and for those interested in public history to be introduced to the forum. Check it out!

September 9, 2020AskHistorians, graduate school, networking, public engagement, public history, public scholarship, redditLeave a comment

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