But many of the history threads that I’ve seen go viral do cite.
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And there is also the way that we as academics engage with the public.
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We’re still trying to figure out the best way to do that to a)make it interesting and b)try to avoid oversimplification and clickbait
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Social media is a different platform than a paper
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It’s important to source info but if someone wants to present it in a way that is humorous or casual then so what?
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To be honest, I’ve seen Twitter threads cite better than some essays.
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Both from first year uni students and also from academics.
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Also I think there is something elitist in the attitude that people can’t look at something that may be complicated or perceived as boring with a fun lens.
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I want to reiterate: sources are important. I called out someone recently for saying “many historians” when that was not true, nor were the historians saying that free from critique.
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But I’ve really enjoyed how a lot of people both academics and otherwise present their research or something really cool they read.
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If people are getting excited about it, isn’t that what’s important?
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