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My Knee Jerk Reaction to other Knee Jerk Reactions.
I agree with much of what Gannon said in his article. Anonymous’s post struck me as elitist and Luddite. In his screed Anonymous did have one valid concern, there might be to much pressure in academia to participate in social media for little or no professional payoff. A lot of that point is lost at […]
10/31 Response
After reading both articles by the anonymous writer and by Kevin Gannon, I feel it’s really difficult to take a side or to disagree with both opinions because I think both authors have a point here. The digital world was invented for us (humans) to use it and to benefit from it, and I don’t […]
Gannon and the Problem of Time
I’m glad you brought up the issue of time. I think this is one of the most important elements of this discussion of social media vs. traditional scholarship that we seem to be whizzing past. If I were to respond to Gannon’s post, I’d start by applauding his methodical approach and thorough entertaining of Anon’s […]
Digital Difference
To get directly to the point, I have to say that neither article has me completely convinced, and I think part of this is due to what is overlooked or hardly addressed in the cases for each “side”. Additionally, I wanted to be better convinced by Gannon’s argument. I agree in the sense that social […]
Tale of the Tattooed Professor and the Serious Academic
I will begin by thinking at the meta-level: if I had responded within the first 30 minutes of reading Gannon’s post, I would have responded in favor of it, because when I first read an article or post, I usually agree with most of the points. Once I take more time to reflect on it […]
Serious Academic
This prompt is so fun! I say this because social media is obviously something that I’ve grown up in and know a little bit about. This makes me question something I haven’t before, however, even though it doesn’t really have to do with today’s blog post: Is social media a form of DH? Hmm. I […]
Technology Battle
I honestly do not feel very inclined to take a side in this debate (partially because of how snippy everyone got). I thought both authors had legitimate points. I 100% understand how annoying people constantly on their phone can be but I think Gannon is right about the community it builds. However, I think there […]
Sitting on a Spikey Fence…
As my title indicates, I’m in a very uncomfortable spot right now… Hehehehehe. On one hand I identify very strongly with those derned, snobby luddites, while on the other I realize the importance of embracing new technology and by extension, new ways to conduct research. The main thing that prevents me from jumping on board […]
Social Media and Academics- 10/31 Blog Response
As both Gannon and the anonymous writer in The Guardian point out, social media can be used for good things and bad things. Because of social media’s tendency to lend itself to distractedness, an open forum feel, and arguments (so many arguments), it is divisive in its very nature. If I were a commenter in […]
Trick or Tweet
After reading Anonymous, I was on her side. (And I’ll be using ‘her’ because it sounds like a girl.) She made good points that people would pay more attention to their phone rather than the speaker, but that is not to say that they don’t pay attention, and that you don’t have to make your […]
