Hello,
I find it very unfortunate to dive once again into the lion’s den when viable and effective alternatives like Mastodon exist. Bluesky is still a private company, and there is no guarantee that we won’t witness the same toxic pitfalls as with Twitter.
A large portion of the digital humanities community has already migrated to Mastodon. It’s user-friendly, truly decentralized, and designed to combat dependency and toxicity. But more than anything, it’s a platform we own.
Several instances are dedicated to the humanities, such as https://sciences.social/about or https://glammr.ushttps://glammr.us/ for GLAMs. If you don’t like the default client, there are very useful services like https://phanpy.socialhttps://phanpy.social/.
Here are some resources:
• Mastodon Quick Start Guide for Humanities Scholars: https://hcommons.org/docs/mastodon-quick-start-guide-for-humanities-scholars...
• Quinn Dombrowski - A Week With Mastodon: https://quinndombrowski.com/blog/2022/11/06/a-week-with-mastodon/
• Academics on Mastodon: https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon
• DH People on Mastodon by Quinn Dombrowski: Google Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Ak4VHCnr_4Stkzkz-_RhOgX-jCJMt0oq0GN...
Here’s a very interesting article about the technical and ethical aspects of Bluesky and Mastodon:
Why Media Outlets Should Create Mastodon Servers Now: https://blogs.mediapart.fr/gaetan-le-feuvre/blog/291124/pourquoi-les-medias-...
We’ll be glad to welcome you on Mastodon, Give a shout !
@emchateau@mamot.fr
Emmanuel Château-Dutier
Professeur agrégé
T. +1 (514) 343-6026
emmanuel.chateau.dutier@umontreal.ca
Faculté des arts et des sciences,
Département d’histoire de l’art, de cinéma et des médias audiovisuels
Université de Montréal
Pavillon Lionel-Groulx, Bureau C-2067
3200, av. Jean-Brillant, Montréal QC
C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal QC H3C 3J7
Le 28 nov. 2024 à 09:43, Laura Estill