{"id":545,"date":"2021-03-24T20:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T20:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splot.ca\/extraordinary\/?p=545"},"modified":"2021-03-24T20:41:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T20:41:30","slug":"university-of-oklahomas-call-for-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splot.ca\/extraordinary\/story\/545\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Oklahoma’s Call for Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"

As described in a perspective published on the American Historical Association site<\/a>\u00a0 “Remote Reflection: A Call For Memes”, Sarah Olzawski describes how the history department at the University of Oklahoma successfully gained interest and spread humor though a call via twitter for memes that included historical references but provided commentary on the COVID-19 time.<\/p>\n

The department\u2019s Twitter account,\u00a0@OUHistDept<\/a>, quickly emerged as one of the best tools I had to sustain our community through social distancing. While not all students use this platform, the account reaches approximately one-third of our current students. I began the account in August 2016 but did not reach 1,000 followers until December 2019. During that time, I worked diligently to observe students on Twitter: I listened to their perspectives, paid attention to what was important to them, and learned how they used Twitter. I took a cue from what advising professionals call \u201cintrusive advising\u201d and began following as many of our students as I could find. Over time, I established a rapport with our students through direct engagement, usually in a playful or humorous tone. Rather than using the account as a tool for department announcements, I strived to make our voice interactive and fun. Unsolicited, students who weren\u2019t even majors began telling me that people on campus were talking about the account.<\/p>\n

When COVID closed campus, our funny and insightful students continued to discuss \u201cthese uncertain times\u201d on Twitter. At the end of March, an idea came to me: the department\u2019s Twitter should send out a call for memes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Location:<\/strong> University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
\nMore Information:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.historians.org\/publications-and-directories\/perspectives-on-history\/summer-2020\/remote-reflections-a-call-for-memes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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