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Course name
Cultures of Franco-America
Institution
University of Washington
Instructor
Maya Smith
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Cultural Anthropology
Course dates
2021-10-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


In this course, we will consider a broad range of literary and cultural texts that emerge out of the long history of the French in North America and of Americans in France. Our readings will include novels, poetry, and short stories—such as the earliest known work of African American fiction, written in French and published in Paris in 1837. Alongside these literary texts produced by French writers in America and American expatriates in France, we will consider travel narratives and missionary accounts describing interactions between European and Native American populations; historical, ethnographic, and political writings; as well as popular cultural forms such as music, comic strips, and films. Throughout the quarter, our discussions will focus on the politics of representation—which is to say that we will work to understand the processes through which categories of race are shaped over time through the interplay between Anglo- and Franco-American cultures and ideologies, even as these categories are challenged from the perspectives of minority populations. As we trace these processes of racialization, we will be particularly attentive to intersections between race and class, gender, and sexuality; at the same time, we will consider the ways in which all of these categories of identity are inflected by language, by regional and national forms of belonging and exclusion, and by the presence of “mixed-race” communities.

Your projects with Wikipedia will be either to add to an existing article, create your own article, or translate an article from French to English. You may work alone, in pairs, or in groups of three.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Studentmaya
Mbrw The Big Sea James Baldwin
Sbonesan Tocqueville effect, Democracy in America Code Noir
Juliewagoner12 Sidney Bechet Negrophilia
Mathieulalie Armand Lanusse Cajun music
AVIDBick Atala (novella) Democracy in America
Ckw27 Florence Emery Jones Council for the Development of French in Louisiana
Isobel.w18 The Jesuit Relations Creoles of color
Tanneleo023 The Big Sea African Americans in France
Lackes.uw Creoles of color Armand Lanusse
MoBMila African Americans in France The Big Sea
Pcharlotte Cajun music Sidney Bechet
Enryonokatamarikun Code Noir The Jesuit Relations
Jeffa96 Louisiana French The Big Sea
DNUWwikiF Council for the Development of French in Louisiana Florence Emery Jones
Tprice98115 Negrophilia Désirée's Baby
Jobananas Désirée's Baby Democracy in America
Nmuret Revue nègre Speak White
Radzsoleil Negrophilia Atala (novella)
Sophiehuizinga1 Speak White Louisiane (Nouvelle-France)
YL0726 Democracy in America Atala (novella)
Sophia.guo30 Speak White The Jesuit Relations

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 22 November 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 December 2021
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.
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

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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 6 December 2021   |   Wednesday, 8 December 2021
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!
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 13 December 2021   |   Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Milestones

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

Assignment - Assignment complete

Make sure you have submitted your article by 5pm on Monday Dec 13.