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ACT UP for evaluating sources: Pushing against privilege
ACT UP means to act in a way that is different from “normal”; the normal established by patriarchy and the systemic oppression of marginalized groups.
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Author
Who wrote the source? What is their background?
Google them!
What other works have they written?
Currency
When was the resource published?
Check the website. When was the last time it was updated?
How current or up-to-date does your information need to be?
Truth
Is this reliable?
Are there typos? Or weird formatting?
Can the claims be traced back to other reliable sources?
Unbiased
There is no such thing.
How is the resource funded? Follow the paper trail.
How are you approaching this resource?
Privilege
Question the ‘privilege publishing’ - mostly white male scholars
Who is missing from the conversation?
Ask yourself are these the only scholars writing about this topic?
LATERAL READING
Moving away from a source to evaluate it
Tabs are your friends!
Search the website name, authors, contributors, etc.
Has it been flagged as fake news
Fake news lives outside of text too. Check. . .
Images
Videos
Memes
Info graphics
Evaluate social media
Does the account look weird?
When was the last post?
Sources: ACT UP - EVALUATION METHOD
Thank you Dawn Stahura!
In 2017, Dawn created the ACT UP evaluation method. For more information about ACT UP please contact dawnstahura@gmail.com