ACLS to Host Discussion on Humanities and Social Media
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will present a virtual panel discussion, "Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good," on October 1, 2026. The event will explore the role of the humanities in social media.
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will host a virtual panel discussion titled "Hashtag Humanities: Scholars, Social Media, and Knowledge for the Public Good" on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The event, conducted via Zoom, is scheduled to begin at 2 PM ET.
The discussion will focus on the role of the humanities and their impact on the public sphere in the age of social media. The panel aims to examine how scholars can leverage social media platforms to disseminate knowledge and contribute to the public good.
The event will bring together scholars and experts to discuss the significance of digital tools and social media strategies in making humanities scholarship more accessible and influential in public discourse. It offers a forum to exchange ideas on how humanistic knowledge can be shared more effectively and broadly in the contemporary digital environment.
ACLS is a private, nonprofit organization that works to advance humanistic and social scientific scholarship in the United States. The organization supports scholars and promotes academic research.