This course will investigate the role of women artist in the major movements in Western art from the Middle Ages to Postmodernism. We will examine whether and how art and gender intersect in their careers. We will consider the ways women artists are written into, and out of, history: many artists who are little-known today had considerable renown in their own time! This class will contribute to an ongoing effort to improve the coverage of women artists in Wikipedia by asking you to critique, edit, and expand relevant entries.
Timeline
Week Two
Create a Wikipedia user account
Start the on-line student orientation to Wikipedia:
Wikipedia:Student
Read and analyze Wiki articles on Hildegard of Bingen, Herrad of Landsberg, and Christine de Pizan.
Week Three
Complete the on-line student orientation
For Chadwick Ch. 2 and all subsequent chapters, look at the Wikipedia entries on the artists discussed. Analyze their quality: focus on comprehensiveness, citations, neutrality of point of view.
Select two of your classmates' articles to peer review
Does the article have a lead section giving an overview of the subject? Does it have a clear organization? Is the coverage balanced? Is the content neutral? Are the sources reliable?
Add your suggestions to the talk page of your classmate's article
Week Twelve
Revise your article based on your peers' suggestions
For discussion, think about neutrality, information and media literacy, and the strengths and weaknesses of Wikipedia
Hand in an evaluation of your experience editing Wikipedia
This course will investigate the role of women artist in the major movements in Western art from the Middle Ages to Postmodernism. We will examine whether and how art and gender intersect in their careers. We will consider the ways women artists are written into, and out of, history: many artists who are little-known today had considerable renown in their own time! This class will contribute to an ongoing effort to improve the coverage of women artists in Wikipedia by asking you to critique, edit, and expand relevant entries.
Timeline
Week Two
Create a Wikipedia user account
Start the on-line student orientation to Wikipedia:
Wikipedia:Student
Read and analyze Wiki articles on Hildegard of Bingen, Herrad of Landsberg, and Christine de Pizan.
Week Three
Complete the on-line student orientation
For Chadwick Ch. 2 and all subsequent chapters, look at the Wikipedia entries on the artists discussed. Analyze their quality: focus on comprehensiveness, citations, neutrality of point of view.
Select two of your classmates' articles to peer review
Does the article have a lead section giving an overview of the subject? Does it have a clear organization? Is the coverage balanced? Is the content neutral? Are the sources reliable?
Add your suggestions to the talk page of your classmate's article
Week Twelve
Revise your article based on your peers' suggestions
For discussion, think about neutrality, information and media literacy, and the strengths and weaknesses of Wikipedia
Hand in an evaluation of your experience editing Wikipedia