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Course name
Contemporary Black Popular Culture
Institution
UMBC
Instructor
Tammy Henderson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2022-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
26


Trigger warning!!!! Black popular culture encompasses many genres and styles. It is created by and or for African Americans with themes that have a cultural appeal. This course will include a look at traditional stereotypes and tropes in television, film, and music. We will also examine new constructions of gender identity within multiple mediums in the entertainment industry including music, film, social media, and television. In sum, this course will concentrate on the (de)construction of economic, sexuality, gender politics, and identity politics in Black Popular Culture. What we consider to be popular culture can tend to be subjective. The assignments are geared toward helping students define, analyze and understand Black pop culture. In order to do this, we will utilize Wikipedia as a tool to develop original research and strengthen writing and critical thinking skills by editing already existing articles that are relevant to our theme.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Lbhatt6763 Harlem Renaissance African-American English, Waist beads, Hoodoo (spirituality)
Liyuabel2003 African Americans in Atlanta African cuisine, African-American hair, Afro-Haitians
Belingirma
JTWikiEdu African-American LGBT community Voodoo in popular culture, African-American music
ChimdiOsuji African-American music African cuisine, African-American English
Jkintu African-American English African Americans in Atlanta, African-American hair, Stereotypes of African Americans
Maddie9797 African-American hair African-American LGBT community, Hoodoo (spirituality), African Americans in Atlanta
Aombati1 Culture of Africa
Atoghon African-American musical theater
Yesslupe18 Urban fiction
Jaebel1 Afro-Haitians
Wd234323 Urban culture African cuisine, African-American dance, Waist beads
Sydnit2 Waist beads Voodoo in popular culture, Harlem Renaissance, Stereotypes of African Americans
Adasanya African-American names African-American English, Misogyny in rap music, Culture of Africa
LDean2077 Misogyny in rap music African-American hair
Arequeno11 Criminal stereotype of African Americans
Kristienaire Source of African American dance Cancel culture, African cuisine, Black Gospel music
Uzo.Ilo African-American LGBT community African-American names, Cancel culture
GeloUMBC Popular music African cuisine, Black Gospel music
Adewui African-American LGBT community
CJS77 Stereotypes of African Americans African-American hair, Urban culture
Zachary.tolliver642 Black Gospel music
Arw212 Cancel culture Waist beads, Voodoo in popular culture
HSonti1 Stereotypes of groups within the United States African-American music, African Americans in Atlanta, Stereotypes of African Americans
HHAMMAD2 African cuisine Culture of Africa, African-American dance, African-American hair
Jasminefun4 African-American dance Waist beads, Hoodoo (spirituality), African-American musical theater
Litnik22 Hoodoo (spirituality) African cuisine, African-American hair, Harlem Renaissance
Imanibr Voodoo in popular culture Hoodoo (spirituality), Afro-Haitians, Urban culture
Nkechimoro Stereotypes of African Americans

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 22 September 2022
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 September 2022   |   Thursday, 29 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2022   |   Thursday, 6 October 2022
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Books

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2022   |   Thursday, 13 October 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Copyedit an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 October 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 October 2022   |   Thursday, 27 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 November 2022   |   Thursday, 3 November 2022
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 November 2022   |   Thursday, 17 November 2022
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Assignment - Polish your work

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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 November 2022   |   Thursday, 1 December 2022
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.