Hi all, this is a request for your insights and wisdom. And for some fun and interesting conversation.
I'll be giving a talk next week at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, addressing the "Future of History" to an audience of ordinary folks. (In the US, Chautauqua is a famous intellectual summer camp for lifelong learners).
So my request to you: In what ways is the Wikimedia movement addressing the challenge of crafting the future of history? I'd love to quote some insights from WREN to a larger audience.
The full description of the topic is below. Thanks!
-Andrew
https://www.chq.org/schedule/events/weekly-themes/
The Future of History
We live our lives swimming in a vast sea of information; what will wash up on the future’s shores and be deemed our history? When data is stored in the cloud rather than compiled in physical files, when we send emails and tweets rather than letters, how do the records of today become primary sources tomorrow? There are more ways to record history than ever before, but how can those records live in a useful way for the historians of the future — or, with everyone having the technology, and thus the capability, to be their own historian, their own librarian, will a need to study history as a formal vocation even exist? Beyond the logistics of such questions, broader issues are at play: Who are the gatekeepers of our stories, and who do we trust to be stewards of our lives and memories?
On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all, this is a request for your insights and wisdom. And for some fun and interesting conversation.
Nice title ;-) It is the topic I am starting to prepare for as we plan a round table in Autumn locally here. Croatian Wikipedia *(and others) was terrible at it *(now slightly better, but far from resolved).
I'll be giving a talk next week at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, addressing the "Future of History" to an audience of ordinary folks. (In the US, Chautauqua is a famous intellectual summer camp for lifelong learners).
Great. Please record if it is an option.
So my request to you: In what ways is the Wikimedia movement addressing the challenge of crafting the future of history? I'd love to quote some insights from WREN to a larger audience.
Do you also include negative examples? ;-p
The full description of the topic is below. Thanks!
-Andrew
https://www.chq.org/schedule/events/weekly-themes/
The Future of History
We live our lives swimming in a vast sea of information; what will wash up on the future’s shores and be deemed our history? When data is stored in the cloud rather than compiled in physical files, when we send emails and tweets rather than letters, how do the records of today become primary sources tomorrow? There are more ways to record history than ever before, but how can those records live in a useful way for the historians of the future — or, with everyone having the technology, and thus the capability, to be their own historian, their own librarian, will a need to study history as a formal vocation even exist? Beyond the logistics of such questions, broader issues are at play: Who are the gatekeepers of our stories, and who do we trust to be stewards of our lives and memories?
All great opening questions. So much of minor and under-represented histories exist in parallel and have their own subjects with needs and urgencies. Just filling in endless gaps feels like unsustainable and 'inclusivity' compromise/compensation focused for the well centered and resourced 'official' history.
My input would be in questions: #1 Can we still talk about (singular) history and its missing or under-developed content? #2 How can we address histories as professionals in education and culture, as engaged citizens? #3 What kind of critical actions are possible and plausible in short and what in the medium term? *(hopefully to amend and advance the work of professional historians, avoiding mere compensating) #4 Is total reliance on (academic) text and (standard) language already a media bottleneck? #5 Can multi-lingual and language 'neutral' projects start a global new trend without deleting context?
Best Z.
Thanks for the feedback Z. This part was particularly interesting, as we discussed it with some interns we had at the Smithsonian:
#4 Is total reliance on (academic) text and (standard) language already a media bottleneck?
I think this is a long-term problem we have, and we still haven't done well to discuss the roles of oral histories or non-traditional forms of knowledge.
-Andrew
On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 4:25 AM Željko Blaće zblace@mi2.hr wrote:
On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all, this is a request for your insights and wisdom. And for some fun and interesting conversation.
Nice title ;-) It is the topic I am starting to prepare for as we plan a round table in Autumn locally here. Croatian Wikipedia *(and others) was terrible at it *(now slightly better, but far from resolved).
I'll be giving a talk next week at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, addressing the "Future of History" to an audience of ordinary folks. (In the US, Chautauqua is a famous intellectual summer camp for lifelong learners).
Great. Please record if it is an option.
So my request to you: In what ways is the Wikimedia movement addressing the challenge of crafting the future of history? I'd love to quote some insights from WREN to a larger audience.
Do you also include negative examples? ;-p
The full description of the topic is below. Thanks!
-Andrew
https://www.chq.org/schedule/events/weekly-themes/
The Future of History
We live our lives swimming in a vast sea of information; what will wash up on the future’s shores and be deemed our history? When data is stored in the cloud rather than compiled in physical files, when we send emails and tweets rather than letters, how do the records of today become primary sources tomorrow? There are more ways to record history than ever before, but how can those records live in a useful way for the historians of the future — or, with everyone having the technology, and thus the capability, to be their own historian, their own librarian, will a need to study history as a formal vocation even exist? Beyond the logistics of such questions, broader issues are at play: Who are the gatekeepers of our stories, and who do we trust to be stewards of our lives and memories?
All great opening questions. So much of minor and under-represented histories exist in parallel and have their own subjects with needs and urgencies. Just filling in endless gaps feels like unsustainable and 'inclusivity' compromise/compensation focused for the well centered and resourced 'official' history.
My input would be in questions: #1 Can we still talk about (singular) history and its missing or under-developed content? #2 How can we address histories as professionals in education and culture, as engaged citizens? #3 What kind of critical actions are possible and plausible in short and what in the medium term? *(hopefully to amend and advance the work of professional historians, avoiding mere compensating) #4 Is total reliance on (academic) text and (standard) language already a media bottleneck? #5 Can multi-lingual and language 'neutral' projects start a global new trend without deleting context?
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Hi all,
Related to the talk I'm giving, they've also asked me to design a 1.5 hour interactive session for attendees.
But instead of doing an edit-a-thon, I am designing a self-guided traveling exhibit related to Wikipedia. Some of you may remember I helped design a Wikipedia Space banner-based exhibit that has been at the National Archives and Records Administration in the US for the past 5+ years. So I'm doing a "2.0" version of that by using those banners and then adding these things:
1. A projection screen showing the Wikimedia sizzle reel video from 2018 ( https://vimeo.com/296168439) 2. A projection screen showing/playing audio from Listen to Wikipedia ( listen.hatnote.com) 3. A table full of scannable QR codes so people can interact with Wikimedia content on their mobile devices. Right now I have chosen to showcase a Wikidata knowledge graph, 360 photospheres, the Wikimedia Stats site, and how to download the mobile apps. The design of those scannable displays is in this Google Doc, and feedback is welcome and appreciated! Also, we may have room for two more scannable items, so suggestions are welcome! https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13tnELcu12kSUPQy_rotmO8YTyXbEWj1PS7EiOFr5...
Some ideas for other scannable content include: Commons Pictures of the Year, Top 25 Report of the most read articles
This may be useful for folks who might be planning in-real-life meetups again soon, or maybe as part of Wikimania in August if you want to do a local event for the public.
-Andrew
On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 11:36 AM Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all, this is a request for your insights and wisdom. And for some fun and interesting conversation.
I'll be giving a talk next week at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, addressing the "Future of History" to an audience of ordinary folks. (In the US, Chautauqua is a famous intellectual summer camp for lifelong learners).
So my request to you: In what ways is the Wikimedia movement addressing the challenge of crafting the future of history? I'd love to quote some insights from WREN to a larger audience.
The full description of the topic is below. Thanks!
-Andrew
https://www.chq.org/schedule/events/weekly-themes/
The Future of History
We live our lives swimming in a vast sea of information; what will wash up on the future’s shores and be deemed our history? When data is stored in the cloud rather than compiled in physical files, when we send emails and tweets rather than letters, how do the records of today become primary sources tomorrow? There are more ways to record history than ever before, but how can those records live in a useful way for the historians of the future — or, with everyone having the technology, and thus the capability, to be their own historian, their own librarian, will a need to study history as a formal vocation even exist? Beyond the logistics of such questions, broader issues are at play: Who are the gatekeepers of our stories, and who do we trust to be stewards of our lives and memories?
Great job Andrew. This looks really good. It will come in handy in the future.
Thank you Tochi
On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 8:30 PM Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
Related to the talk I'm giving, they've also asked me to design a 1.5 hour interactive session for attendees.
But instead of doing an edit-a-thon, I am designing a self-guided traveling exhibit related to Wikipedia. Some of you may remember I helped design a Wikipedia Space banner-based exhibit that has been at the National Archives and Records Administration in the US for the past 5+ years. So I'm doing a "2.0" version of that by using those banners and then adding these things:
- A projection screen showing the Wikimedia sizzle reel video from 2018 (
https://vimeo.com/296168439) 2. A projection screen showing/playing audio from Listen to Wikipedia ( listen.hatnote.com) 3. A table full of scannable QR codes so people can interact with Wikimedia content on their mobile devices. Right now I have chosen to showcase a Wikidata knowledge graph, 360 photospheres, the Wikimedia Stats site, and how to download the mobile apps. The design of those scannable displays is in this Google Doc, and feedback is welcome and appreciated! Also, we may have room for two more scannable items, so suggestions are welcome!
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13tnELcu12kSUPQy_rotmO8YTyXbEWj1PS7EiOFr5...
Some ideas for other scannable content include: Commons Pictures of the Year, Top 25 Report of the most read articles
This may be useful for folks who might be planning in-real-life meetups again soon, or maybe as part of Wikimania in August if you want to do a local event for the public.
-Andrew
On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 11:36 AM Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all, this is a request for your insights and wisdom. And for some fun and interesting conversation.
I'll be giving a talk next week at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, addressing the "Future of History" to an audience of ordinary folks. (In the US, Chautauqua is a famous intellectual summer camp for lifelong learners).
So my request to you: In what ways is the Wikimedia movement addressing the challenge of crafting the future of history? I'd love to quote some insights from WREN to a larger audience.
The full description of the topic is below. Thanks!
-Andrew
https://www.chq.org/schedule/events/weekly-themes/
The Future of History
We live our lives swimming in a vast sea of information; what will wash up on the future’s shores and be deemed our history? When data is stored in the cloud rather than compiled in physical files, when we send emails and tweets rather than letters, how do the records of today become primary sources tomorrow? There are more ways to record history than ever before, but how can those records live in a useful way for the historians of the future — or, with everyone having the technology, and thus the capability, to be their own historian, their own librarian, will a need to study history as a formal vocation even exist? Beyond the logistics of such questions, broader issues are at play: Who are the gatekeepers of our stories, and who do we trust to be stewards of our lives and memories?
-- -Andrew Lih Author of The Wikipedia Revolution US National Archives Citizen Archivist of the Year (2016) Knight Foundation grant recipient - Wikipedia Space (2015) Wikimedia DC - Outreach and GLAM Previously: professor of journalism and communications, American University, Columbia University, USC
Email: andrew@andrewlih.com WEB: https://muckrack.com/fuzheado PROJECT: Wikipedia Space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACE
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Thanks for sharing Andrew, this is great. The video reel is amazing! It says 2015 at the start - is it meant to say 2018?
I'd be keen to find out more ideas on interactive exhibitions if you or others have any other links or info to share. The Australian Centre for the Moving Imagehttps://www.acmi.net.au/ (ACMI) here in Melbourne is wanting to do something with Wikimedia next year and it would be great to dream up something special with them.
We also have two events on in Sydney in November - the WoW conference and the ESEAP conference - so it would be great to think about what kind of interesting display we could do then.
How did you do the video compilation?
Amanda
________________________________ From: Andrew Lih andrew.lih@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, 16 July 2022 5:30 AM To: Wikimedians in Residence Exchange Network wren@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wren] Re: Feedback and insights on the "Future of History"
Hi all,
Related to the talk I'm giving, they've also asked me to design a 1.5 hour interactive session for attendees.
But instead of doing an edit-a-thon, I am designing a self-guided traveling exhibit related to Wikipedia. Some of you may remember I helped design a Wikipedia Space banner-based exhibit that has been at the National Archives and Records Administration in the US for the past 5+ years. So I'm doing a "2.0" version of that by using those banners and then adding these things:
1. A projection screen showing the Wikimedia sizzle reel video from 2018 (https://vimeo.com/296168439https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F296168439&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.lawrence%40rmit.edu.au%7C0a7d275e7f8648f8db1608da669886e9%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637935102550035879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FIUVZznQMcRIZoxBkIvXWUFo2HnAeJm5siqG2b4Na6U%3D&reserved=0) 2. A projection screen showing/playing audio from Listen to Wikipedia (listen.hatnote.comhttps://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flisten.hatnote.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.lawrence%40rmit.edu.au%7C0a7d275e7f8648f8db1608da669886e9%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637935102550035879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ps78Eghk10TMZe6elvsvIiZW0uVADm%2B5s%2FE8CwLBvt8%3D&reserved=0) 3. A table full of scannable QR codes so people can interact with Wikimedia content on their mobile devices. Right now I have chosen to showcase a Wikidata knowledge graph, 360 photospheres, the Wikimedia Stats site, and how to download the mobile apps. The design of those scannable displays is in this Google Doc, and feedback is welcome and appreciated! Also, we may have room for two more scannable items, so suggestions are welcome! https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13tnELcu12kSUPQy_rotmO8YTyXbEWj1PS7EiOFr5...https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdrawings%2Fd%2F13tnELcu12kSUPQy_rotmO8YTyXbEWj1PS7EiOFr5dnY%2Fedit&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.lawrence%40rmit.edu.au%7C0a7d275e7f8648f8db1608da669886e9%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637935102550035879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6xsFdhEycZ25bHpr1Pl6qJUc8bpMTa1bu7X8DkvFmxY%3D&reserved=0
Some ideas for other scannable content include: Commons Pictures of the Year, Top 25 Report of the most read articles
This may be useful for folks who might be planning in-real-life meetups again soon, or maybe as part of Wikimania in August if you want to do a local event for the public.
-Andrew
On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 11:36 AM Andrew Lih <andrew.lih@gmail.commailto:andrew.lih@gmail.com> wrote: Hi all, this is a request for your insights and wisdom. And for some fun and interesting conversation.
I'll be giving a talk next week at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, addressing the "Future of History" to an audience of ordinary folks. (In the US, Chautauqua is a famous intellectual summer camp for lifelong learners).
So my request to you: In what ways is the Wikimedia movement addressing the challenge of crafting the future of history? I'd love to quote some insights from WREN to a larger audience.
The full description of the topic is below. Thanks!
-Andrew
https://www.chq.org/schedule/events/weekly-themes/https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chq.org%2Fschedule%2Fevents%2Fweekly-themes%2F&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.lawrence%40rmit.edu.au%7C0a7d275e7f8648f8db1608da669886e9%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637935102550035879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hFSa36mVH6Tu63VC%2BPcXam%2FB3w75QHj1mvgBpUIubZg%3D&reserved=0
The Future of History
We live our lives swimming in a vast sea of information; what will wash up on the future’s shores and be deemed our history? When data is stored in the cloud rather than compiled in physical files, when we send emails and tweets rather than letters, how do the records of today become primary sources tomorrow? There are more ways to record history than ever before, but how can those records live in a useful way for the historians of the future — or, with everyone having the technology, and thus the capability, to be their own historian, their own librarian, will a need to study history as a formal vocation even exist? Beyond the logistics of such questions, broader issues are at play: Who are the gatekeepers of our stories, and who do we trust to be stewards of our lives and memories?
-- -Andrew Lih Author of The Wikipedia Revolution US National Archives Citizen Archivist of the Year (2016) Knight Foundation grant recipient - Wikipedia Space (2015) Wikimedia DC - Outreach and GLAM Previously: professor of journalism and communications, American University, Columbia University, USC --- Email: andrew@andrewlih.commailto:andrew@andrewlih.com WEB: https://muckrack.com/fuzheadohttps://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmuckrack.com%2Ffuzheado&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.lawrence%40rmit.edu.au%7C0a7d275e7f8648f8db1608da669886e9%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637935102550035879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=a840FHQS6sFYjFzq1%2Fnrr%2FpYXKPNYgcBjuO2f9dDlLk%3D&reserved=0 PROJECT: Wikipedia Space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:WPSPACEhttps://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWP%3AWPSPACE&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.lawrence%40rmit.edu.au%7C0a7d275e7f8648f8db1608da669886e9%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637935102550035879%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MVslXN8hYSroVfBmcwZcmsatJhtoTNO%2F3ff6BBsk5UM%3D&reserved=0
On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 12:15 AM Amanda Lawrence < amanda.lawrence@rmit.edu.au> wrote:
Thanks for sharing Andrew, this is great. The video reel is amazing! It says 2015 at the start - is it meant to say 2018?
Yes, sadly the best videos we have are from 2015. The Wikimedia Foundation had a dedicated storytelling and video team that did this "Edit" annual video for a while, and their production quality peaked around 2015. Since then, there have been no good summary videos. Perhaps an AI system could make a video for any given year in the future. :)
I'd be keen to find out more ideas on interactive exhibitions if you or others have any other links or info to share. The Australian Centre for the Moving Image https://www.acmi.net.au/ (ACMI) here in Melbourne is wanting to do something with Wikimedia next year and it would be great to dream up something special with them.
We also have two events on in Sydney in November - the WoW conference and the ESEAP conference - so it would be great to think about what kind of interesting display we could do then.
How did you do the video compilation?
The video compilation was done by me using a number of different videos from the movement. I need to do a better job documenting all of them, but here is a list from a previous iteration fo the video:
I will be sharing more thorough documentation about this on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikipediaSpace#Wikimedia_Space_2.0_(...)