User:Ccoyle1231/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * The Satanic Verses


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has a good amount of content for each section, but there seem to be some sections missing. There should be a section listing major awards for the novel, and I think that more information can be included about the novel's reception and (especially) its controversial elements.  However, since there are a lot of Wikipedia articles already related to The Satanic Verses and since there is already a lot of information about the novel on this particular Wikipedia page, I do not think this would be a good article to work on for Phase 2 of the Wikipedia Project.


 * Sources
 * Many relevant sources exist for this article, including ones that deal with orientalism, the immigrant experience, Islamic theology, and more. These sources can all be accessed through the library's website.
 * Langlois, Christopher. “‘A Punishment of Dreams’: Reading Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses after Orientalism.” Ariel 51.1 (2020): 31–56. Web.
 * https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jan/11/salman-rushdie-satanic-verses
 * https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/sep/14/looking-at-salman-rushdies-satanic-verses

Option 2

 * Article title
 * National Legion of Decency


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article provides a good overview of what the organization is, but citations need to be added throughout it. I think that the article provides a good overview of what the Legion does, but I think it is necessary for more historical context to be given to the Legion.  I also think that the section containing information on the USCCB film office should be expanded/edited in order for there to be a smoother transition.


 * Sources
 * Many of the sources currently listed at the bottom of the article are available either online or through Georgetown's library. If I were to work on this article, I would want to review these sources in order to ensure that their interpretations were correct and to ensure that there is no other information from these sources that can be added to the article.  Georgetown's library also contains many scholarly sources dealing with the Catholic Church, censorship of film, and/or the National League of Decency.  I would be sure to go through these sources if I were to work on this article.
 * Weber, Francis J. “Sin and Censorship: The Catholic Church and the Motion Picture Industry by Frank Walsh (review).” The Catholic historical review 83.3 (1997): 528–529. Web.
 * Cadegan, Una M. “Hollywood Censored: Morality Codes, Catholics, and the Movies by Gregory D. Black (review).” The Catholic historical review 82.2 (1996): 323–324. Web.
 * Francis G. Couvares. “Hollywood and the Culture Wars.” American Quarterly 50.1 (1998): 192–200. Web.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Young America's Foundation


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article provides a very basic overview of YAF, but there is definitely some room for improvement. The article's lead section could be expanded, and I think it would be important to add a section(s) and write more about the current activities and involvement of the foundation.  I have a feeling that this information is not present due to controversy, but I think there are enough news articles/sources out there that would allow me to give factual and neutral information about the foundation.


 * Sources
 * https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4790
 * https://www.yaf.org/
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/20/us/college-conservative-speeches.html
 * NOTE: Very few scholarly sources exist concerning YAF at this time. If I were to choose this article, I would mostly be relying on news reports and websites of organizations with clear political agendas.