Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Indiana University Bloomington/Popular Culture in East Asia (Winter-Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- Popular Culture in East Asia
- Institution
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Instructor
- CedarBough Saeji
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Asian Studies
- Course dates
- 2020-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-23 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 75
People often dismiss pop culture as fundamentally trivial, ephemeral, or inconsequential. Yet in a world that is drawn together by the media, the pop culture that we consume has become a common language—our world has mediatized, and as this was happening the media has responded by consolidating their power. Once the press functioned as a check on the power of the political sphere and distributed information but as it shifted to become entertainment-oriented our world shifted, leaving many in the older generation confused by what seems like a broken social contract. Contemporary college students—you—, are not so easily confused. You know the media is less representation than a presentational format. You have seen the shift from the research driven news reporting to sensationalism, media manipulation, and attention-seeking. And that is what we will explore, in the context of East Asia. Major units of the class will address celebrity in East Asia, the hybridization of Western pop culture with Korean, Japanese, and Chinese cultural developments, and how politics is intertwined with pop culture in East Asia. We will pick apart pop culture case studies to see what they can teach us about each of these East Asian cultures, and also about their interaction with each other. Class will be fast paced, include in and out of class media consumption, require in-depth media analysis, and one day per week will be devoted to activities and discussion in smaller sections.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 January 2020 | Friday, 17 January 2020
- 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
- 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 January 2020 | Wednesday, 22 January 2020 | Friday, 24 January 2020
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 January 2020 | Wednesday, 29 January 2020 | Friday, 31 January 2020
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 February 2020 | Wednesday, 5 February 2020 | Friday, 7 February 2020
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 February 2020 | Wednesday, 12 February 2020 | Friday, 14 February 2020
- Milestones
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 February 2020 | Wednesday, 19 February 2020 | Friday, 21 February 2020
- 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
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 February 2020 | Wednesday, 26 February 2020 | Friday, 28 February 2020
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 March 2020 | Wednesday, 4 March 2020 | Friday, 6 March 2020
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Peer review an article
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 March 2020 | Wednesday, 11 March 2020 | Friday, 13 March 2020
- 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
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 March 2020 | Wednesday, 25 March 2020 | Friday, 27 March 2020
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 March 2020 | Wednesday, 1 April 2020 | Friday, 3 April 2020
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 April 2020 | Wednesday, 8 April 2020 | Friday, 10 April 2020
- Assignment - Final article (s)
It's the final week to develop your article and submit it. After you finish work, please upload the link to your group website to share your work with your group.
- 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!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 April 2020 | Wednesday, 15 April 2020 | Friday, 17 April 2020
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 April 2020 | Wednesday, 22 April 2020 | Friday, 24 April 2020
- Assignment - Reflexive Essay