Stanford History

Excited to announce the new "Doing History" courses @StanfordHistory , set to launch in 2018-19. We celebrated at Coffee & Donuts by "dining on campus," so to speakpic.twitter.com/TqFH9Zm7zj

Such a great roster and terrific time today at Your Computer Is On Fire (#ComputerFire) conference at @Stanford. Look for the book from @mitpress in the next year or so, featuring @safiyanoble @mitalithakor @Halcyon_L @bjpeters @ubiquity75 @tsmullaney @techno_kavi and many more!pic.twitter.com/zONjAx9W5g

Next is @tsmullaney on the false universality of the English qwerty keyboard and why it's actually an extremely provincial and problematic technology that mediates not just our communication but our very thought processes. #ComputerFirepic.twitter.com/bVEf9IUoGY

"Sexism is a Feature, not a Bug" - upcoming talk by @histoftech @StanfordHistory as part of "Your Computer is on Fire" https://events.stanford.edu/events/746/74663/ …pic.twitter.com/YsR2Lu0G1E

"The QWERTY Keyboard is Racist (and Dumb)" - a talk by yours truly @StanfordHistory as part of "Your Computer is on Fire" cc @SIGCIS @ComputerHistory @cesta_stanford @StanfordCIDR @stanfordccsrepic.twitter.com/VaIj96k6Hf

I'm honored to be presenting at the "Great Teaching Showcase" tomorrow @HumanAtStanford Here is a preview of my poster (hoping to strike up conversations about Archives-Based Lectures Courses and the New Humanities) cc @cesta_stanford @StanfordCIDR @StanfordLibs @StanfordHistorypic.twitter.com/WmnbEBdgJM

Sample #Chinese #Computer #Program from the late 1970s. Notice #RU as "IF" (如=ru="if") and #ZE as "THEN" (则=ze="then") cc @SIGCIS @ComputerHistory @ComputerPapers @MediaHistoryCNpic.twitter.com/HdIyvx62U9

Just added to our growing group of Atari collections @stanfordlibs - papers of Mike Jang, industrial designer responsible for many of Atari's cabinet designs #ataripic.twitter.com/dEsSdXS3H3

Have you ever wondered about how Chinese script went from being a V E R T I C A L to a HORIZONTAL script? I'm delighted to report that my new article on the subject (among other matters) is part of the newest issue of @MCLClistpic.twitter.com/1D0Ol98i2q

The @StanfordLibs Archive of Recorded Sound welcomes Bob Fitch Project Archivist, Gurudarshan Khalsa! http://library.stanford.edu/blogs/stanford-libraries-blog/2017/12/archive-recorded-sound-welcomes-gurudarshan-khalsa …pic.twitter.com/FGXBE9kwuF

Hey archivists, ever struggled with explaining archival work to family and friends? Check out the new "Crafting Your Elevator Speech" resource from @archivists_org's COPA. #ArchivesAWARE https://www2.archivists.org/advocacy/public-awareness/elevator-speech …pic.twitter.com/zEpePggFZ0

What history can teach us about medicine: A Q&A with Stanford medical student Julie Barzilay: http://stan.md/2xzww2s pic.twitter.com/4NiiIjJSga

Current director of @stanfordpress @alanpharvey discussing the 125 year history of the Press, which started with Julius Andrew Quelle, a @stanford student & founder of a printing enterprise on campus that became SUP! #sup125pic.twitter.com/0DQ2eOaCcs