"History, Disrupted" is now available worldwide
The book is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble or your local, independent bookstore
After more than five years of research and writing, History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past is now available worldwide.
History, Disrupted examines how the Web and social media have shaped what histories we encounter and what histories we never see. It also addresses how the Web and social media have changed our understandings of history, and speculates on what a future of history might look like in an age of Web 3.0.
ABOUT THE BOOK: The Internet has changed the past. Social media, Wikipedia, mobile networks, and the viral and visual nature of the Web have filled the public sphere with historical information and misinformation, changing what we know about our history. This is the first book to chronicle how and why it matters. From Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to artificial intelligence, machine learning and algorithms, history has been widely communicated and fiercely contested across the social Web as battles over the 1619 Project, the Trump presidency, Confederate monuments and history textbooks have exploded into public view. How does history intersect with today’s most pressing debates? How does history contribute to online debates about misinformation, disinformation, journalism, tribalism, activism, democracy, politics and identity? At the start of a new decade, in the midst of growing political division around the world, this information is critical to an engaged citizenry. As we collectively grapple with the effects of technology and its capacity to destabilize our societies, scholars, educators and the general public should be aware of how the Web and social media shape what we know about ourselves - and crucially, about our past.
In the preceding weeks, the book was a #1 new release on Amazon in five categories: History, European History, Media Studies, Sociology and Library Sciences. It is now available from booksellers everywhere.
Where to buy the book
The book is available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble:
It can also be ordered through your local bookstore. Just provide them the title and the ISBN (978-3030851163).
Recent press
Recently I gave an overview of the book to tech influencer Evan Kirstel on his podcast:
I also spoke with Scott Knowles, host of the CovidCalls podcast, on a wide range of issues facing public history, including those in my book:
The Jewish Telegraph in the UK ran this very nice piece about me and the book:
And the book was featured by Times Radio (London Times), Talk Radio Europe, and History News Network.
More press is forthcoming.
Book launch event in Washington, D.C.
For those in the D.C. area, we’ll be hosting a book launch celebration at Lost City Books on January 7, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. in Adams Morgan. Please join us! We’d love to celebrate with you, and support an independent book store in the process. Masks and vaccinations will be required. Autographed copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Thank you to everyone in the History Club community for your support of this project. I can’t wait to discuss the book with you in the New Year!
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