User:Arielwil/gap analysis

Gap analysis

 * What is the title of the article in which you identified a gap. If no article exists at all, what should the title be?

Arahmaiani


 * Document the gap you found, describe how you identified it, and analyze its impact on knowledge.

I choose the artist Arahmaiani because there is a huge gap on her wiki page but at least she is acknowledged on there. However, there are artists who have multiple lengthy paragraphs on their page so the reader can get to know them, while on Arahmaiani’s page you don’t even need to scroll to read her information. In fact, there are only five lines written about her and the rest of the page is references and a “further reading” section. I think it’s important for people to know who she is, which involves a lot more than just where she was born and where she went to school. We need to know things like what she’s been through in life and what led her to being an artist to help us understand what her art is really about. Yet, many women artists get the same lack of description on Wikipedia because for some reason they are less important than men in this industry. In addition to being a woman, she is a person a color. White women tend to get a little more attention and coverage than women of color, so this is another thing that can explain the gap. Her page only lists one place where some of her art was exhibited, yet she has done so much and she deserves the recognition. Intersectionality and understanding how it applies to the artist is very important and by filling Arahmaiani’s Wikipedia page gap to include more info to display her intersectionality, we’ll be doing a great justice to her name.


 * Propose a paragraph of new or substantially edited content based on reliable sources. (If you are editing existing content, post the current version along with your edited version, and clearly mark which is which.)

Background:

Arahmaiani’s parents came from two different cultures, her father being an Islamic scholar and her mother a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist. Even her name is a mix of cultures: Arahma means “loving” in the Arabic language and Iani means “human being” in Hindi. She grew up being the mediator of two cultures. As someone who’s come from different background and a religious she believes that religion is something that is interpreted separately by each individual and there is no concrete set of rules that need to be followed. However, she does consider herself Muslima, which it’s important to note that she doesn’t refer herself as a Muslim. The reason for this is to identify herself as a Muslim women separate from just Muslim men because Muslim women are more than just the men’s counterpart. It’s a term of empowerment to (usually younger and less conservative) Muslim women.

One of the focuses of Arahmaini’s art is to bring attention to the unjust discrimination Muslims face by western countries. In fact, one piece called “11 June 2002” is about how she was stopped and detained on a layover flight in California for not having a visa even though she was just stopping on the way to Canada. When they finally let her go and she went to her hotel, a police officer had to stay with her to ensure her safety. After 9/11 and her airport incident she wanted to show the world that the Muslim culture is peaceful and loving, even though a small percent of people claiming Islam have tainted their name with evil actions and ideas.
 * List the reliable sources that could be used to improve this gap. (You can use the Cite tool from the editing toolbar above to input and format your sources.)


 * Binder, Pat, and Gerhard Haupt. "Arahmaiani. Nafas Art Magazine." Arahmaiani. Nafas Art Magazine. Rt Magazine, Aug. 2003. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. < http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2003/arahmaiani >.
 * "Arahmaiani." Tyler Rollins Fine Art. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. < http://trfineart.com/artists/arahmaiani >.
 * "Arahmaiani." Brooklyn Museum:. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. < https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/arahmaiani >.
 * "New Trajectories: Arahmaiani In... - C-Arts." New Trajectories: Arahmaiani In... - C-Arts. Mutual Art Sevicrs, Inc., May-June 2008. Web. 17 Feb. 2016. < http://www.mutualart.com/OpenArticle/New-Trajectories--Arahmaiani-in-Yogyakar/FC795F19A74268AA >.