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This introductory survey examines the rich yet conflicted history of Latin America, from the crisis of Iberian colonialism and struggles for independence through the contemporary era. Latin America’s heterogeneous societies evolved over centuries under shared highly unequal systems of colonial power and rule. Our survey traces these legacies as we explore how post-colonial nineteenth-century rulers and ruled negotiated the contested and often ambivalent process of constructing new national polities, societies, and viable economies in a broader international context inhabited by expansionist foreign powers. We examine the move towards greater legal equality that unfolded amidst enduring hierarchies that continued to shape everyday experience, and consider how those excluded from the promises of equality pushed for greater social recognition, political participation, and economic redistribution in the 20th century.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. The page should be synced up with our syllabus for major assignment deadlines, but be sure to complete all the training steps online even if they aren't explicitly listed on the syllabus.
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 Content 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:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
How do you evaluate which articles might be the best ones to tackle for this assignment? As beginner editors, what types of articles might be best avoided and what kinds would lend themselves well to the task?
You should add a small contribution to an article related to your class, or add a citation to a claim that doesn't have one.
Identify 5-7 sources will you use in your article. Include a brief 1 paragraph description of each source, including its main arguments and how you will use it. In a separate paragraph address the possibilities and limitations of your source base. What sources do you wish you had access to and how will the reality of your available options shape your article and the story you are able to tell? Due Friday, March 3 9PM: upload to Moodle.
The bibliography should include scholarly books, book chapters, or peer-reviewed journal articles, and be formatted using Chicago Style. Be sure to be as specific as possible.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Prepare a 2-3 page proposal for your Wikipedia article. You may use the following questions to guide your proposal: How will you use your sources to construct the article? What problems or challenges (with sources, images, point of view etc.) do you anticipate facing? How will you address or resolve these problems? What are the ethical engagements/broader ramifications of your article? In what way does your article contribute to or change the pre-existing information landscape on your chosen topic?
2-3 pages double spaced, 12pt Times New Roman. Due Friday, March 10 9PM on Moodle.
Don't forget to include a link to the Wikipedia page in your proposal.
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.
Final articles will not be graded unless a draft is uploaded in your sandbox Friday April 7 at 9pm.
On your talk page, list any particular questions you have about the article that you would like to receive feedback on during the peer review process.
You'll need to complete your Sandbox training if you have not done so already.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
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?
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:
contact |
![]() | 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. |
This introductory survey examines the rich yet conflicted history of Latin America, from the crisis of Iberian colonialism and struggles for independence through the contemporary era. Latin America’s heterogeneous societies evolved over centuries under shared highly unequal systems of colonial power and rule. Our survey traces these legacies as we explore how post-colonial nineteenth-century rulers and ruled negotiated the contested and often ambivalent process of constructing new national polities, societies, and viable economies in a broader international context inhabited by expansionist foreign powers. We examine the move towards greater legal equality that unfolded amidst enduring hierarchies that continued to shape everyday experience, and consider how those excluded from the promises of equality pushed for greater social recognition, political participation, and economic redistribution in the 20th century.
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. The page should be synced up with our syllabus for major assignment deadlines, but be sure to complete all the training steps online even if they aren't explicitly listed on the syllabus.
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 Content 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:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
How do you evaluate which articles might be the best ones to tackle for this assignment? As beginner editors, what types of articles might be best avoided and what kinds would lend themselves well to the task?
You should add a small contribution to an article related to your class, or add a citation to a claim that doesn't have one.
Identify 5-7 sources will you use in your article. Include a brief 1 paragraph description of each source, including its main arguments and how you will use it. In a separate paragraph address the possibilities and limitations of your source base. What sources do you wish you had access to and how will the reality of your available options shape your article and the story you are able to tell? Due Friday, March 3 9PM: upload to Moodle.
The bibliography should include scholarly books, book chapters, or peer-reviewed journal articles, and be formatted using Chicago Style. Be sure to be as specific as possible.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Prepare a 2-3 page proposal for your Wikipedia article. You may use the following questions to guide your proposal: How will you use your sources to construct the article? What problems or challenges (with sources, images, point of view etc.) do you anticipate facing? How will you address or resolve these problems? What are the ethical engagements/broader ramifications of your article? In what way does your article contribute to or change the pre-existing information landscape on your chosen topic?
2-3 pages double spaced, 12pt Times New Roman. Due Friday, March 10 9PM on Moodle.
Don't forget to include a link to the Wikipedia page in your proposal.
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.
Final articles will not be graded unless a draft is uploaded in your sandbox Friday April 7 at 9pm.
On your talk page, list any particular questions you have about the article that you would like to receive feedback on during the peer review process.
You'll need to complete your Sandbox training if you have not done so already.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
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?
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.