Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/CUNY Graduate Center/Feminist Text and Theories Feminist Publishing (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- Feminist Text and Theories Feminist Publishing
- Institution
- CUNY Graduate Center
- Instructor
- Natalie Havlin
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Women's studies
- Course dates
- 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-30 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
This course will explore the work of reading, writing, and publishing feminist texts and theories, emphasizing the historical context and means of production of feminist scholarship. Topics will include inquiries into various feminist presses, writing and media collectives, women’s studies journals, and digital archives (such as the Kitchen Table/Women of Color Press, the Feminist Press, the Combahee River Collective, Triple Jeopardy, Hijas de Cuauhtémoc, off our backs, Feminist Theory, Meridians, WSQ, GLQ, TSQ; feministkilljoys, equalityarchives). The course will also demystify the work of submitting to and editing for an interdisciplinary journal of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.
Timeline
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 November 2018
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Must be completed before class on Nov 20th
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 - Evaluate your topic on Wikipedia
Must be completed before class on Nov 20th
During this exercise, you'll evaluate an article realted to your feminist publishing topic on Wikipedia in preparation for drafting improvements to the article. For help finding a related topic on Wikipedia, use the "Finding your article" training above. Once you've evaluated your article, review the "finalize your topic" exercise.
Exercise
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- In class - Class visit from Michael Maniberg (Nov 20th)
Thinking about sources and plagiarism
This week and next you should be working on your draft of your Wikipedia assignment in your Sandbox.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 November 2018
- 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 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 December 2018
- Assignment - Peer Review Guiding Framework
Please review before class on Dec 4th & come to class next week with a complete first draft in your Sandbox.
- In class - In class peer review
First draft due in your Sandbox before class today.
Please review the "Guding Framework" while completing your peer review and use the "Thinking about Wikipedia" prompts to inform your discussions today.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 December 2018
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
Due next week before our in class edit-a-thon
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Befre next week when we move our work live, 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.
- In class - In class edit-a-thon
Move your work live
After you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace." For help, review the "Moving out of your Sandbox" training.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Final article improvements
Once your work is live, 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.
Exercise
Before completing your assignment....
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.