wcaleb’s avatarwcaleb’s Twitter Archive—№ 19,252

      1. …in reply to @abbymullen
        @abbymullen @jnthnwwlsn For one thing, addressing this point head on. Talking about what historians have to offer in a time of pandemic. On Monday we discussed the history of anti-Chinese stereotypes & how that history shapes the way we think about what to call the coronavirus today.
    1. …in reply to @wcaleb
      @abbymullen @jnthnwwlsn Today, for an exercise on how to use evidence in their papers, I used the Influenza Archive. influenzaarchive.org/
  1. …in reply to @wcaleb
    @abbymullen @jnthnwwlsn This is a history of voting rights class, so we also discussed debates over whether to postpone primaries, and the question of mail-in balloting. I'm just trying to find any link I can to the present crisis instead of dodging it. Hope it will keep them engaged.
    1. …in reply to @wcaleb
      @abbymullen @jnthnwwlsn Planning on Friday to discuss "lateral reading" as a way of fact checking. Useful when finding articles for their final paper, but also useful in assessing news at the moment ... cor.stanford.edu/videos/lateral-reading-video/