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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Should the term "Alt-Academic" be changed in the light of new cultural shifts? in the discussion
Alt-Academics on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoWe’ve tried to avoid using “alt-academic” and “alt-ac” in Connected Academics discussions, focusing instead on humanities careers. If this group is interested in moving discussion over to the Connected Academics group, or alternatively over to the broader Humanities Commons platform (in order to engage with non-members and humanities practitioners…[Read more]
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic editor and tool bar in the discussion
Feedback and Feature Requests on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoHi, @anatudugarit,
This should be fixed now! Let us know if you continue to have problems editing your profile.
Best,
Nicky
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Nicky Agate's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months ago
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Nicky Agate started the topic Lisa Zunshine's book, "Strange Concepts," available open access in CORE in the discussion
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoHello!
I wanted to let members of this group know that Lisa Zunshine has made her 2008 book, “Strange Concepts and the Stories They Make Possible” available open access in CORE at http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6904F. Here’s the abstract: “Fantastic tales of rebellious robots and animated artifacts are a permanent fixture in popular culture and have…[Read more]
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Following member with Safari Browser in the discussion
Feedback and Feature Requests on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoOh, and fonts look all different too! OK, I’m on Safari 10.0.2 and Mac OS 10.12.2, so that might be it. I’m going to get a developer to look into this right away. Thanks, @anatudugarit!
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Following member with Safari Browser in the discussion
Feedback and Feature Requests on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoHi, @anatudugarit,
Are you logged in to Humanities Commons on Safari? I’m on a Mac too, and I just logged in on Safari and get this. As you can see, I followed you, so I now have an “unfollow” option, but I can follow others.
As you can see from Émilie’s profile (viewed on a Mac in Safari), there’s also a “follow” link right under her profile picture.

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Nicky Agate started the topic CFP: 40 Years After Combahee in the discussion
Feminist Humanities on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months ago40 Years after Combahee: Scholars and Activists Engage the Movement for Black Lives
I’ve uploaded the (17-page!) CFP for the National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference, entitled 40 Years after Combahee: Scholars and Activists Engage the Movement for Black Lives, to the files section of this group. The deadline is Feb 22, and the seven…[Read more]
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Nicky Agate uploaded the file: CFP for 40 Years After Combahee: Feminist Scholars and Activists Engage the Movement For Black Lives to
Feminist Humanities on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoCFP for the National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference
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Nicky Agate started the topic Culture Trip's 20 Translators Under 40 in the discussion
Literary Translation on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoDid you see Culture Trip’s profiles of 20 translators under 40? Anyone you think is missing? I’d have liked to see Jamie Richards (modern Italian) in there!
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Nicky Agate's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months ago
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Spam in private messages in the discussion
Feedback and Feature Requests on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoHello again!
I just wanted to let you know that we’ve implemented some measures to prevent this kind of spam appearing in private messages in the future. Thanks so much for bringing the matter to our attention.
Best,
Nicky
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Resources in the discussion
Humanities March on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoWe the People petition to “Preserve the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.” Needs 100,000 signatures by Feb 20!
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Nicky Agate created the event March for Science in the group Advocating for the Humanities. on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months ago
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Resources in the discussion
Humanities March on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoHumanities Moments, a project of the National Humanities Center, tells stories of the humanities having a positive impact on people’s lives.
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Nicky Agate uploaded the file: The NEH and Economic Impact to
Advocating for the Humanities on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoFunding for NEH represents just 0.003% of the Federal budget, but has significant impact on American lives.
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Nicky Agate uploaded the file: The NEH and Economic Impact to
Humanities Advocacy on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoFunding for the NEH represents just 0.003% of the Federal budget but has a positive impact on Americans all over the country.
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Resources in the discussion
Humanities March on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoWant to e-mail or call your members of congress? This site will directly connect you to the pertinent office.
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Resources in the discussion
Humanities March on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoThe ACH (Association for Computers and the Humanities) is collecting NEH Stories, testimonies of how the NEH has supported your research, teaching, and learning.
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Spam in private messages in the discussion
Feedback and Feature Requests on Humanities Commons 8 years, 12 months agoOh I am sorry this happened to you! I will remove that user right away. Yes, I think we need the ability to mark as spam ASAP. Thanks so much for letting us know, @felwert!
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Nicky Agate started the topic Welcome to Music and Sound on Humanities Commons! in the discussion
Music on Humanities Commons 9 years agoHello to all new members of this Music and Sound group!
On the right, you’ll see a breakdown of the different features of groups on Humanities Commons. We look forward to seeing what you do, make, and share here!
Best,
Nicky
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