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A central concern of this class is knowledge production: how is knowledge produced, by whom and with what consequences? We will take as our central object of investigation the “encyclopedia” -- exploring its history, biases, cultural influence and current modes of production. We will read and discuss queer theory/history and use it as a lens for thinking critically about encyclopedic knowledge production.
We will spend much of the semester producing knowledge and interrogating its production through active engagement with Wikipedia. We will complete the Wikipedia editorial training and as we do so, work on updating and adding entries on Queer, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender biographies, events, places and resources. Adding entries about marginalized topics to Wikipedia is considered by many to be a form of activism (e.g.: last year multiple “Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon” events were organized across the country to address the gender bias in Wikipedia). This class will hold our editing work as a form of community engagement; our work will help to increase representation of Queer and LGBTIA topics in Wikipedia and facilitate greater visibility for, and access to information about, these communities. We will join with the Mills Art Museum and the Mills Library in organizing the first “Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon” event to be held at Mills college.
We will also discuss the efficacy of encyclopedic practice as a form of queer knowledge production. We will discuss the ways in which encyclopedic practices of classification and collection, fundamental practices of scientific and legal systems, have produced ideas of normative bodies and lives, ideas that have often been used with violent consequences to disenfranchise people categorized as non-normative. We will discuss the politics of encyclopedia exclusion and inclusion, exploring the ramifications of assimilation, respectability, vulnerability, accessibility, legibility, and accountability. We will discuss forms of queer knowledge production that are not encyclopedic: strategies and practices among queer, non-normative communities for transmitting information about queer lives, resources, possibilities and histories outside of institutional forms.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
By the end of the Intensive Weekend session everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
Brainstorm with your group not only about the who/what of your topic but about why it matters to you to add to or create this topic in wiki? What are the "stakes" for you?
Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology -- if your topic falls in these categories.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
It's the final week to develop your article.
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contactwikiedu.org |
This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
A central concern of this class is knowledge production: how is knowledge produced, by whom and with what consequences? We will take as our central object of investigation the “encyclopedia” -- exploring its history, biases, cultural influence and current modes of production. We will read and discuss queer theory/history and use it as a lens for thinking critically about encyclopedic knowledge production.
We will spend much of the semester producing knowledge and interrogating its production through active engagement with Wikipedia. We will complete the Wikipedia editorial training and as we do so, work on updating and adding entries on Queer, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender biographies, events, places and resources. Adding entries about marginalized topics to Wikipedia is considered by many to be a form of activism (e.g.: last year multiple “Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon” events were organized across the country to address the gender bias in Wikipedia). This class will hold our editing work as a form of community engagement; our work will help to increase representation of Queer and LGBTIA topics in Wikipedia and facilitate greater visibility for, and access to information about, these communities. We will join with the Mills Art Museum and the Mills Library in organizing the first “Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon” event to be held at Mills college.
We will also discuss the efficacy of encyclopedic practice as a form of queer knowledge production. We will discuss the ways in which encyclopedic practices of classification and collection, fundamental practices of scientific and legal systems, have produced ideas of normative bodies and lives, ideas that have often been used with violent consequences to disenfranchise people categorized as non-normative. We will discuss the politics of encyclopedia exclusion and inclusion, exploring the ramifications of assimilation, respectability, vulnerability, accessibility, legibility, and accountability. We will discuss forms of queer knowledge production that are not encyclopedic: strategies and practices among queer, non-normative communities for transmitting information about queer lives, resources, possibilities and histories outside of institutional forms.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
By the end of the Intensive Weekend session everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
Brainstorm with your group not only about the who/what of your topic but about why it matters to you to add to or create this topic in wiki? What are the "stakes" for you?
Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology -- if your topic falls in these categories.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
It's the final week to develop your article.
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.