Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Connecticut College/Contemporary Feminist Thought (Fall 2021)
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- Course name
- Contemporary Feminist Thought
- Institution
- Connecticut College
- Instructor
- Dianna Rodriguez
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Women's Studies
- Course dates
- 2021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 12
What is “feminist theory?” What are the reasons that theories emerge, gain societal traction, disappear, reappear and/or change? How and why are theories reactions to and products of the very ideas and paradigms they contest? What does “liberation” look like and how can theories be tools for achieving it? Together we define key terms, concepts, and methods of the field. We use theory to intersectionally analyze how and why identities are central to the work of institutions and systems such as families, media, healthcare, prisons, and social services. As representation is a key element of feminist theory, we engage in the process of knowledge making through our Wikipedia assignment. Students create or revise content on Wikipedia that connects to key themes of our course. In turn, we reflect on the possibilities and challenges of making knowledge accessible.
Timeline
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 November 2021
- Assignment - 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
- 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 - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- In class - Discussion
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Add to an article
- In class - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 November 2021
- 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.
- Assignment -
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 November 2021
- Assignment - Peer Review
Peer Review Three Classmates' Articles
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.