Whether you're a graduate student, researcher or professor, you've likely been asked this question: what exactly is your research about? Although public audiences might not always associate digital storytelling with academic research, it is, in fact, an effective medium to share what your research is about in a concise, engaging way. Yet one of the key challenges with digital storytelling in academic research environments is being able to combine “cold” research data with a rich, compelling narrative (as the two are traditionally seen as being associated with two separate spheres).
To address this issue, I argue that a solution to bridge the gap between academic research and public knowledge is to craft a narrative using an animated infographic. In this research project, I will address the following questions: how is the infographic an effective medium for digital storytelling in academic research? In what ways are the humanities gravitating towards the use of infographics to share research digitally and engage public audiences?
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