Hi Thoraya!
I think this is a great idea to base your project on, and more importantly, it is necessary. In any community where specific people are not represented enough, it is important to have an outlet for them to be heard. Unfortunately, there are many instances where people do not get that opportunity. I think your project is not only a…[Read more]

Hi Xinyu!
I think this is such a great idea for a public humanities project! As someone who does not know a whole lot about what is going on in the environment, I definitely have questions that I would love answers to. To answer some of your questions, I definitely think a lot of people would participate in the Q and A. I think there are…[Read more]

Hi April!
I absolutely loved the idea for your project! I wish there was something like this out in the world already, it would make life sooo much easier! I can definitely relate to the experience of being in the doctor’s office and feeling more like an object rather than an actual person, as you described earlier, so I believe that a site like…[Read more]

Hi Shannon!
Thank you for sharing this project! As someone who has always worked very closely with those with disabilities, I could not agree more with the idea that we must do better to education others about disabilities. That being said, I think you have chosen a great project! I can honestly say that I do not know anyone that uses ASL and…[Read more]

Hi April!
You make a great point that I had not thought of before, and that is the advantage of exchanging ideas through the social media platform rather than a physical copy of text. As you stated, when reading a physical copy of a text, that authors word is basically the final say in the matter –“I can agree or disagree, but that is just it”–…[Read more]

Hi Faith!
I completely agree with you! Twitter is almost like giving the public free range over what they decide to post on there as opposed to a book or scholarly journal which is usually written by, well scholars, and reviewed and edited several times before putting it out into the world. I also like your point on how Twitter has such a diverse…[Read more]

Hello professor!
First of all, thanks for the shout out on my blog about Professor Newman’s timeline! If I didn’t rave about it enough in that blog, I loved the idea of an interactive timeline and it truly was user friendly! I can definitely see myself using a platform like that in the future if I ever needed to!
But I digress, I would like to…[Read more]

Hello!
Just to add on to Jen’s question, I also think that this would be considered digital public humanities. Although the walk may be an in person event every month, the organization and majority of the work and publicity is done virtually through the website itself. As you previously stated, Sara, “it is a website based project that is open to…[Read more]

Hi professor,
I think that in adding universal design to one’s project, it presents a fine line for the author of the work to walk on, and that may be difficult for some. To elaborate further, I mean that I believe it is definitely in one’s best interest to incorporate some degree of universal of design so it can be as engaging and relatable as…[Read more]

Hi April!
I absolutely loved this blog! I connected with it on SO many levels, which initially was the idea of my 12 year old self also fangirling over the stories I had incorporated myself into through The Vampire Diaries fanfiction. I’ll admit, I was never really a One Direction fan, but to this very day I will live and die by The Vampire…[Read more]

Hello Professor!
I found your question on audience vs. public to be quite intriguing. Before seeing that it was listed under your suggestion of questions, I found it interesting how when mentioned earlier in your blog, there can be such a change in meaning when it comes down to just one word. And that word (or words) being how we refer to those…[Read more]

Hi professor!

Not to step on any toes, (since this question might have been more posed towards Jen), but to answer your question, yes, I think if a project is “designed for the public to passively read” it can be considered a public humanities project. Even though the public audience may not be actively engaging with the project, I believe this…[Read more]

Hi Shannon!
I think you made a great point in discussing the different types of work people do or do not publish, and how it can be sent and spread just about anywhere, even if “secluded”. That being said, I also agree that everything is written with a purpose, and always should be. More specifically, you stated, “…[writers] should direct their…[Read more]

Hi April!
I think you made a lot of great points in your response, many of which resonated with me as well! What first caught my attention is when you stated that “…scholars should go towards making their pieces and ideas engaging, understandable, and relatable..” I completely agree, and I think this is what the whole point of our overall…[Read more]

Hi!
First of all, thank you for this (yes, unpleasant) but very informative walk down memory lane! When put into perspective like this, I still cannot believe we are still living through the covid pandemic. And much like your first meme demonstrated, I also thought that with the new year, would come… less pandemic.. I guess? But alas, that is…[Read more]

Hello!
I think that the overall idea of the “ivory tower” within the humanities is quite interesting, and in all honestly, I never thought of putting myself or other humanities scholars in such a light. However, I do understand how the public may view humanities scholars and being within this ivory tower. I believe that there are, in fact, a few…[Read more]

Hi Shannon!

I agree with how you described public humanities as being available within all aspects of the public including different types of cultural and historic events. I also found that the seven rules given in Lubar’s post also helped me further understand public humanities more. More specifically, as you go on to discuss, I liked the…[Read more]