Dear colleagues,
Please may I draw your attention to the “We the Humanities” initiative, an international online project designed to spread the diversity and value of the humanities (http://www.wethehumanities.org/). At the heart of the project is the @wethehumanities Twitter account – a rotation-curation account which offers a central platform for discussion and news of the humanities in all its forms.
Next week, I will be guest-curating the account and tweeting about aspects of German studies from a UK perspective, in particular (but not only) German linguistics and language education. This is a good way to share and discuss our work and impact with almost 3000 followers (and counting) from all over the world, and with both academic and non-academic backgrounds. If you’re on Twitter, I’d be grateful if you could support me next week (e.g. by following the account and join the discussion), and please do also feel free to let me have your ideas and suggestions for tweets.
You can find the official press release from We the Humanities here and copied in below:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/german/news/sascha-stollhans-we-the-humanities-curator.aspx
Many thanks,
Sascha
Sascha Stollhans, DAAD-Lektor (Tutor in German Studies, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service) at the University of Nottingham will be joining the international humanities Twitter account, We the Humanities, as guest curator for a week beginning 6 July 2015.
@wethehumanities is a rotation-curation account which offers a central platform for discussion and news of the humanities in all its forms. It is open to anyone working in or with the humanities in any form, and hopes to follow the success achieved by the science platform, @realscientists.
Sascha holds a BA in German Linguistics and French Studies and an MA in German as a Foreign Language, and he has taught German at universities and language schools in Germany, France, South Africa and the UK. In 2013 he joined the University of Nottingham, where he teaches German language, culture and linguistics. Alongside his work for the Department of German Studies, Sascha is undertaking a Doctorate in Education, specialising in language education and pedagogy. During his curation week, he will be tweeting about linguistics, German studies and education, and topics relevant to interdisciplinarity and research-informed and innovative teaching practice. He usually tweets as @SaschaStollhans.
Co-founder Jessica Sage (@academicjess) comments: "The We the Humanities project engages with people from around the world, exposing them to humanities research, experience and ideas they perhaps didn't know existed. Each week a new academic or practitioner takes over the account, tweeting about their work and provoking conversations about the diversity and importance of the humanities. We really look forward to Sascha Stollhans running the account this coming week, and in particular his take on linguistics, German studies and education."
We the Humanities, which is now in its second year, has attracted tweeters from across six continents, ranging from professors to Masters students and from museum curators to musicians. The discussion engages with more than 2400 followers from across the world, including everyone from lifetime specialists to the mildly curious. The account has developed to include a blog and events listings, housed at http://www.wethehumanities.org.
Kristina West (@krisreadsbooks), co-founder of WtH, adds: "We encourage anyone working within the humanities who might be interested in curating the account to get in touch through the website. We aim to create a vibrant, international community to raise awareness of the diversity, relevance and challenges that encompass what is called the humanities."
Contact details:
Jessica Sage, We the Humanities: tel: +44 (0)7731840380, email: [log in to unmask]
Kristina West, We the Humanities: tel: +44 (0)7525009744, email [log in to unmask]
Sascha Stollhans, University of Nottingham, Department of German Studies: tel: +44 (0)115 8467939, email: [log in to unmask]
About We The Humanities
A rotation-curation Twitter account showcasing the creativity and diversity of the humanities and reiterating the fact that the humanities are more widely important than current public funding suggests.
Like most things on Twitter, it began with a seemingly innocuous tweet. On 5th January 2014 @academicjess asked a few people "Does anyone know of a humanities equivalent to @realscientists & if not would you be interested?" and it snowballed from there.
It is currently just being being administered by Jessica, Kristina and Emma Butcher (@EmmaButcher_)
Disclaimer: The views expressed at the @wethehumanities Twitter account are those of the weekly guest editor and not those of the administrator or previous/subsequent curators. The views expressed on the blog are the views of named posters and not those of the administrators.
Sascha Stollhans, MA
DAAD-Lektor
The University of Nottingham, Department of German Studies, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD
Trent Building, Room C51 | Tel. +44 (0)115 - 846 7939 | [log in to unmask] | Staff profile
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