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Jefferson Pooley deposited “Facebook for Academics”: The Convergence of Self-Branding and Social Media Logic on Academia.edu in the group
Digital Books on Humanities Commons 8 years, 10 months agoGiven widespread labor market precarity, contemporary workers—especially those in the media and creative industries—are increasingly called upon to brand themselves. Academics, we contend, are experiencing a parallel pressure to engage in self-promotional practices, particularly as universities become progressively more market-driven. Aca…[Read more]
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Jefferson Pooley deposited “Facebook for Academics”: The Convergence of Self-Branding and Social Media Logic on Academia.edu in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 10 months agoGiven widespread labor market precarity, contemporary workers—especially those in the media and creative industries—are increasingly called upon to brand themselves. Academics, we contend, are experiencing a parallel pressure to engage in self-promotional practices, particularly as universities become progressively more market-driven. Aca…[Read more]
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Jefferson Pooley deposited “Facebook for Academics”: The Convergence of Self-Branding and Social Media Logic on Academia.edu on Humanities Commons 8 years, 10 months ago
Given widespread labor market precarity, contemporary workers—especially those in the media and creative industries—are increasingly called upon to brand themselves. Academics, we contend, are experiencing a parallel pressure to engage in self-promotional practices, particularly as universities become progressively more market-driven. Aca…[Read more]
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Jefferson Pooley deposited The Impact Platform in the group
Linked Open Data on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoThe Conversation—”academic rigour, journalistic flair”—is the leading example of a new, web-enabled mode of academic popularization: the impact platform. The nonprofit site’s unpaid scholar-writers, together with professional staff editors, produce dozens of short, image-filled dispatches every week day. In a crucial twist, each piece is released…[Read more]
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Jefferson Pooley deposited The Impact Platform in the group
Digital Books on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoThe Conversation—”academic rigour, journalistic flair”—is the leading example of a new, web-enabled mode of academic popularization: the impact platform. The nonprofit site’s unpaid scholar-writers, together with professional staff editors, produce dozens of short, image-filled dispatches every week day. In a crucial twist, each piece is released…[Read more]
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The Conversation—”academic rigour, journalistic flair”—is the leading example of a new, web-enabled mode of academic popularization: the impact platform. The nonprofit site’s unpaid scholar-writers, together with professional staff editors, produce dozens of short, image-filled dispatches every week day. In a crucial twist, each piece is released…[Read more]
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months ago
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months ago
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Jefferson Pooley deposited Facebook for Professors: Academia.edu and the Converging Logics of Social Media and Academic Self-Branding on Humanities Commons 9 years ago
Given widespread labor-market precarity, contemporary workers—especially those in the media and creative industries—are increasingly called upon to brand themselves. As universities become progressively more market-driven, academics are experiencing a parallel pressure to engage in self-promotional practices. Academia.edu, a paper-sharing soc…[Read more]
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Jefferson Pooley's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 9 years ago
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick started the topic Welcome! in the discussion
Humanities March on Humanities Commons 9 years agoWe invite you to use this space to strategize and make plans for humanities advocacy. These efforts might include joining the March for Science, participating in Humanities Advocacy Day, or other means of organizing communication with policy makers. Your ideas and energy are most welcome!
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick started the topic Resources in the discussion
Humanities March on Humanities Commons 9 years agoUse this thread to suggest resources for advocating on behalf of the humanities. A few to begin:
National Humanities Alliance: A coalition of organizations dedicated to advancing humanities education, research, preservation, and public programs. The NHA has its own advocacy group here on Humanities Commons too.
4Humanities: An advocacy…[Read more]
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Advocating for the Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years ago -
Kathleen Fitzpatrick started the topic Literary Research Guide in the discussion
Libraries and Research in Languages and Literatures on MLA Commons 9 years agoHi, all. The office of scholarly communication is thinking about the future of the Literary Research Guide, and we would benefit from your input.
Simply put, we’d like to know more about how you, your faculty members, and/or your students use the LRG. Anything you’d be willing to share, either here or via direct message to me, would be e…[Read more]
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick changed their profile picture on Humanities Commons 9 years, 1 month ago
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 9 years, 2 months ago
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 9 years, 2 months ago
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick deposited Peer Review in the group
TM Libraries and Research on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoPeer review’s importance in academic research and scholarship suggests that it may present a particularly challenging and useful design problem for the digital humanities. How might scholars who are particularly engaged with the challenges presented by networks for the gathering, structuring, and analysis of data work together to develop flexible…[Read more]
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Kathleen Fitzpatrick deposited Peer Review in the group
TC Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoPeer review’s importance in academic research and scholarship suggests that it may present a particularly challenging and useful design problem for the digital humanities. How might scholars who are particularly engaged with the challenges presented by networks for the gathering, structuring, and analysis of data work together to develop flexible…[Read more]
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Peer review’s importance in academic research and scholarship suggests that it may present a particularly challenging and useful design problem for the digital humanities. How might scholars who are particularly engaged with the challenges presented by networks for the gathering, structuring, and analysis of data work together to develop flexible…[Read more]
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