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Deborah Lee-Talbot

@colourfulhistories.bsky.social

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Historian. Currently researching the history of Pacific Island archives and use, alongside gen-AI and Ethics. Easily distracted by women's history and local politics. www.colourfulhistories.com.au

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 8h

A must listen episode about linking Pacific Islander culture and stories and GenAI:

AI ethicist Dr Karaitiana Taiuru poses a powerful question: "What do we do when our stories aren't our stories anymore?"

Please share.

#AI #colonisation #intellectualproperty #theft #digitalhumanities

Is artificial intelligence the new colonialism? Pacific communities confront a digital future - ABC Pacific

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, shaping our lives faster than we can keep up. It's generating stories, images and videos that blur the boundaries between truth and fiction. But for Pacific com...

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 2h

A single independent board will assume decision-making powers over science funding in New Zealand, taking over from three separate agencies that currently administer the key competitive schemes #academicsky
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New Zealand creates single research funder to ‘simplify’ system

Universities cautiously welcome changes intended to cut down on bureaucracy, but are wary of narrowing focus

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 8h

It's a fabulous episode, speaking to indigenous-led GenAI development, ethics and critique. Brilliant series of interviews and explanations.

Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 8h

Is artificial intelligence the new colonialism? Pacific communities confront a digital future - ABC Pacific

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 9h

It's pretty fun. It's like world building via digital collections.

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 10h

Indeed! The stories that shift with you are truly a treasure.

Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 11h

Getting to the point of carrying a story within you constantly without needing reference to the actual text is a highlight and a moment of sadness.

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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 12h

Book forum alert! Stewart Firth kicks off discussion of "The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean" - part 1 of 3. Journal of Pacific History 60(3) DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2025.2461805 #PacificHistory #BookForum

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 12h

Among the most hideous & ubiquitous historical fables taught in this country are about the “discovery” of America and the “settling” of North America by pioneers. But there’s even more.

This Indigenous People’s Day,decide to learn.Ned Blackhawk & @rebeccanagle.bsky.social’s works are extraordinary.

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 12h

I wonder if reading has a history of being framed as "boastful" (elite) cause it takes time and it takes privilege to have the resources to read?
Also remembering being condescendingly called Professor as a kid cause nose+book=happiness for me but not others.

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AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · 13h

A new initiative from the AHA: a monthly column in The Guardian providing an historical perspective on present-day events! We're starting with Roland Burke, thinking about misinformation and the links between the UN of today and the 1930s. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price | Roland Burke

The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 13h

Oh, woe! I must see if I can connect this station diary to other items in the UMA collection & locate complementary items in other archives to enhance researchers' experience

*Hand to forehead* The pain, the horror

*Grins* The geektastic joy to research this way
#history #academic #archives #GLAMR

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 1d

Asking for a colleague, is there literature out there on using police interview transcripts as a historical source, particularly from a methodological perspective?

#historians #histcrim 🗃️

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 1d

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 1d

Trapped inside a microscope?

Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 1d

Fabulous thread that demonstrates, so clearly, how limited and erroneous, Tony Abbott's history is.

Dr Ingrid M @ingridm.bsky.social · 1d

poor old Tony Abbott is on the public broadcaster dismissing the oldest and longest continuous oral histories in the history of humanity as “hearsay” how’s your morning going.

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 3d

The first contribution to Past/Present, an intriguing and welcome new series from @theguardian.com which places current events in historical context.

#history

The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price | Roland Burke

The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore

www.theguardian.com

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 3d

Damnit. I blew my book budget last night as a reward for a week well spent (hahas in geek).

If you're a better planner than me, get out there and make a difference this Love Your Bookshop Day! Please support your local bookstore (maybe score a penguin in the process).

#LoveYourBookShop #reader

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Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) @anudpa.bsky.social · 4d

📣 Join us for Evaluating the #Bougainville Peace Agreement’s Implementation — a timely event examining the progress, challenges, and future of peace in Bougainville.

🗓 Date & time: Tuesday 14 October, 2.30 - 3.30 pm AEDT
🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/OpjdC

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Evaluating the Bougainville Peace Agreement’s Implementation

Get tickets on Humanitix - Evaluating the Bougainville Peace Agreement’s Implementation hosted by Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU. Coombs Building, Seminar Room E and Online. Tuesday 14th October 2...

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 4d

I think...no, I frickin' don't.

Beyond feeling immense gratitude for the amazing teams and senior management that I've been working with at the University of Melbourne and Deakin University of late I'm not thinking anything for the next 24 hours.

What a week. And I had fun!

#research #academia

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 4d

John Carpenter's Empire Records.

Brett Holman @airminded.org · 4d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter's The Thing From Another World

Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein @deepcuts.blog · 4d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter's Guinea Pig

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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social · 4d

#CFP “Research through Games; Research for Games." Foundations of Digital Games 2026 (FDG 2026) Copenhagen, Denmark, August 10-14, 2026. Abstracts due 5 Dec 25, papers 15 Dec. fdg2026.org/call-for-pap...

Call for Papers: Foundations of Digital Games 2026 (FDG 2026) – Foundation of Digital Games 2026

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 4d

surrounding the use of surrogate records and primary sources.

For me, the answer depends on individual circumstances.

If you're curious about how historians can, or whether they should, use AI in research and teaching please get in touch colourfulhistories[@]gmail.com.

#history #academic

Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 4d

Good read, I could do it quicker, but where's the value in that? If you can't tell, I'm enjoying the process of connecting the author's work to case studies or future projects.

While reading and critiquing these chapters I'm constantly reminded of the history debates...

#history #academic

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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 4d

Hey! That's my mantra 🤓

Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 4d

**waves in historian**
It's in progress.
A range of conversations with historians indicate many are:
- distrustful of LLM (the blackbox issue does not help)
- cautious about how it can be used well or with positive impact in education and research
- more training is needed