History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past

Please join the Friends of UW-Madison Libraries for this free public event:

Tuesday, March 28 – Best-selling Author & Public Historian Jason Steinhauer presents
History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past.
4:30 P.M. presentation at the Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard Street, Madison WI
5:30 P.M. reception/book signing

This event will be recorded but not live-streamed. Please register to receive event reminders and recording: https://go.wisc.edu/6husfi

In this rapidly changing world, it takes work to keep up with the daily onslaught of information and demands on our attention and time. But when it comes to the past, it’s history. You can’t change it, right? Yet Jason Steinhauer asserts that history not only can be changed but is, indeed, changing. He brings the conversation to campus on March 28 when he discusses his new book, History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). He will address the effect things like ChatGPT, social media, and artificial intelligence have on history. Do you know how viral tweets or silly posts can impact the past? Jason Steinhauer has plenty to say on the subject.

Sponsored by the Friends with additional support and collaboration from UW Archives, George L. Mosse Program in History, UW Public History Project, Wisconsin Historical Society, UW Department of Communication Arts, UW Center for the Humanities, UW German, Nordic, and Slavic Department.

We strive to ensure our events are inclusive and welcoming for all participants. If you need an accommodation, please contact Friends@library.wisc.edu.