User:AbbieAver/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Environmental anthropology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because environmental anthropology is relevant to what I am currently studying in my classes.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section

The article does a good job of immediately explaining what the topic is and why it is relevant. The lead section does mention all of the other parts of the article that it talked about without giving too many details. The lead talks about what it looks like to practice environmental anthropology however it isn't discussed in later sections. The lead has good details and information. I think the article itself needs to be expanded to include more information.

Content

Almost everything in the article is relevant and useful however I felt like there could have been more included. In the historical development section there was a lot of discussion about people. I felt like it would have been beneficial to talk about theories and how the practice has changed over time. There was a section about current research however, this felt extremely limited. I felt like this should have been expanded to include what the author mentions in the lead section to be the "shapes and forms" of environmental anthropology. All of the sources seem to be at least 20 + years old. I think including some updated sources could help expand the current work section. The article does not discuss historically underrepresented groups.

Tone

The tone is neutral and doesn't lean towards one side however the article only focuses on two aspects of current work which can give people a misunderstanding about what work in environmental anthropology means. There is a lack of discussion about minority groups and how they fit into this field of study.

Sources

The facts in the article are backed up by reliable academic sources. I think the article would benefit from more updated sources. I think updating the sources would help to provide perspectives from minority groups as well since that has become a focus more recently. The sources provided come from reputable institutions and organizations instead of random newspapers.Additionally, the links take you to the sources used very efficiently.

Organization and writing quality

The article has the beginning of a good structure. I think some of the existing sections need to be edited to include a broader array of information which might mea creating new sections. However what is included in teh article is well written without errors.

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Talk page

The article only has one comment on the talk page and a notification that it was an archived discussion of a requested move. This piece is a part of two WikiProjects. One in anthropology and one in environment.

Overall

Overall the article needs to be edited and built upon more with updated information, however the current article is a good start.