Hi Nicole, I really enjoyed reading your post, I think now more than ever a project like this would be very important to the public with everything going on in the world. I think things like quarantine and the stress of finding jobs have people very down and many are looking for a solution. I think its very important for people who are depressed…[Read more]

Hi Shannon and Brenna. It has been really interesting watching you guys go through this process and your journey to becoming speech therapists. It is very comforting to know that no matter what major you decide, everyone has their own struggles in some type of way. As someone who is around disabled people more often than others, it is a shame the…[Read more]

Hi Faith, I really enjoyed reading your post. I love cooking, but it seems like every recipe needs like 20 ingredients that no one has around the house. So I love the idea of very simple recipes with easy instructions and just a few easy ingredients. Also putting these videos on tik tok is a great way to get this generation interested in cooking.…[Read more]

Hey Raj, I really enjoyed reading your post because I am also a major fan of the marvel films, and can really respect any film series that can have so much success and such a strong fanbase. I think marvel in particular has one of the strongest fanbases I’ve ever seen, which is fitting because I don’t think there is a more profitable or talked…[Read more]

Hi Sara, I also agree with you 100%. I think with everything going on in the world today, those are very important readings and could educate a lot of people. In instances like this I believe social media can be the best form of digital public humanities, because of the amount of outreach and engagement a topic like this can get. I know that…[Read more]

Hey Brittany, I agree, I would much rather read a book than something on social media, I think that its much harder to focus when trying to learn about something on the internet. In my opinion there are way too many distractions when using your phone to read, you could get a text, see a new tweet, etc. which make it much harder to stay focused. On…[Read more]

This weeks topic titled, “What can digital public humanities look like?” is something that I’ve been asking myself since the start of this class. At first I was not too sure what public humanities was, and adding the digital aspect just confused me even more. However, since then I have noticed that there are so many different examples and def…[Read more]

Hi Shannon, I have been in the same situation where I have noticed someone staring, or making comments about someone who has a disability. When I used to work with disabled kids, teaching them how to play baseball, I would always notice other kids at the park walking by and staring or making comments. In my opinion parents need to teach their kids…[Read more]

I liked your explanation of members of an audience and how they differ from the public. I think when presenting something to an audience, the author/producer is more likely to cater to them and what they think their audience would want. While, when presenting something to the public, there is less general knowledge of the topic, so they’re more…[Read more]

I completely agree with your comparison between, “public”, and “audience”, I think you explained it very well. To me, an audience is a group of people who are actively engaged in what they are attending or learning about. However, the public is more of a broad term to describe a group of people who could potentially become part of the audience if…[Read more]

In my opinion, an audience is better defined as a more specific or targeted group of people who are all there with the same intentions. While, to me, the public is better defined as a more random and unorganized group of people. So, when trying to attract members of the public, the topic should be eye catching and something that the general public…[Read more]

Hi Cesar, I completely agree with your opinion on academic publishings and how they should only be considered public humanities when they’re easily accessible by the public. I would even go a step further and say that if possible, they should be translated to the public to make sure they’re understandable and so that people actually want to read…[Read more]

Hi Faith, I liked your view on the ivory tower concept, I think that a lot of time people people find it easier to make judgements about something, in this case academia, than it is to try and join at the risk of failing. Also, I think that cliques operate in a very similar way, a lot of the time they are formed around a certain topic like sports…[Read more]

I really liked this post because it helped me to better understand what public humanities actually is, at the start of the course I was a little confused on what it actually meant to be honest, so it reliving to see that no one really has a perfect definition for it. I liked how you talked deeper about how public humanists and the public work…[Read more]

I can understand why some people may think that academics is sort of an “ivory tower”, because, looking in from the outside, it may seem like theres a disconnect between the public and the universities. I think this could be because a lot of the humanities work is seen as “private”. On the debate of whether or not academic publishings are public…[Read more]

I think you’re exactly right that the public shouldn’t need to have a particular background or set of knowledge to understand public works. Like you said, I think an important part of this is relying on the reviews of our peers to make sure what they are writing is understandable and can truly benefit the public. I think this all loops back to…[Read more]

I agree that most of the time academic articles are very wordy and difficult to understand and can make the subject seem much harder than it has to be. Thats why I completely agree with lunar about being a good translator and how that could improve public humanities. Like you mentioned, professors have a much deeper understanding of the field, so…[Read more]