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‘Out of the Shadows’: A DHP Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
By Zara Kesterton On 24 May, Doing History in Public hosted our first ever Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Edit-a-thons are events where new and established editors get together to learn new skills, and work towards improving information on Wikipedia around a theme. Our theme for this event was ‘Out of the Shadows’. We aimed to improve knowledge…
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November 2023 Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: here we go again!
By Zara Kesterton On 22 November, Doing History in Public hosted our second Wikipedia edit-a-thon in collaboration with Wikimedia UK, Cambridge University Library, and Cambridge Digital Humanities. After the great success of our first edit-a-thon in May, we were excited to build on the skills we’ve learned and introduce new students and staff to Wikipedia editing.…
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I was taught by a “Garbage Cleaner”: Backlash to Online History Communication
By Matúš Lazar Alongside his doctoral research on public history, Matúš Lazar also runs a YouTube channel under the name M. Laser. In this post, he discusses his experience in producing historical content online. My real name is Matúš Lazar, but most people know me under my online pseudonym M. Laser. As M. Laser I…
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…and a Merry Christmas to all!
We made it at last – Advent is done! Christmas, as with so many ancient festivals, is a time of renewal — to celebrate the year gone by and welcome the next. As the Winter Solstice comes and goes, the days lengthen again, and DHP slowly rejuvenates for the New Year! Doing History in Public…
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