In today's information environment, researchers must prepare for the possibility that their research could go viral-but in a way that misunderstands, misrepresents, or misappropriates their research to support an ideological agenda, or that makes them the target of politically motivated harassment. This presentation discusses a workshop that educates faculty and students about the contemporary issues surrounding the misrepresentation and misappropriation of research and how researchers can prepare for and respond to situations in which their research becomes a political target.
Participants will:
- Recognize the growing problem of ideologically motivated individuals and groups misrepresenting and misappropriating research, or politicizing it in other ways.
- Evaluate suggested strategies and tactics and devise new strategies and tactics for proactively developing responses to the misrepresentation and misappropriation of research.
- Assess how they can advise students and faculty at their own campuses on how to prepare for and respond to mischaracterizations and misappropriations of those individuals' research.
