User:CuriousCorvid/Choose your 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

 * Ethnoecology
 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead section is a bit weak. It needs further detail of the concepts included in the article as well as a more thorough definition of ethnoecology. The lead section is also too concise. Content wise, the section on traditional medicine is significantly shorter then all of the other sections. The article is a bit dated given that the last edit was in 2018 but the content present is related to the topic. It might also be worth it to add a section with specific examples of ethnoecology. Such as brief descriptions of how different cultures view the same concept. There are a few things that are fully quoted that should be paraphrased instead. In terms of tone it seems mostly neutral. There are a few cases where is appears that conclusions might have been drawn and that citations should be added to. But overall the content seems to be neutral toned and balanced. There are plenty of resources but more in text citations are required. The resources presented are primarily journal articles that are peer reviewed and thus reliable. The content would likely be uplifted in a few more recent resources were used. Such as ones from the last year or two. There are some sources that are organization websites such as USFW. These should be replaced with more reliable sources.  The authors seem relatively diverse in terms of background but there is room for improvement. The links present seem to work but not all of them link to English sources. As this is on the English section of Wikipedia, this should be changed.  There are no images in this article and it would be enhanced if there were. The last conversation on the Talk page is from 2018 and it regarded fixing citations and the need for actual examples. This article is rated as a starter but of mid-importance. It is part of the WikiProject Anthropology. This article appears to have been written through a Western lens even though it's tone is neutral. Given the topic, the article would be more useful if multipel cultural frames of reference were included. In class we attempted to do so by looking at issues from multiple cultural points of view. Adding specific examples of ethnoecology might aid in this broadening of the article.  Overall this article is very underdeveloped, which aligns with it's status as a starter. More concrete examples are needed and current concepts needed to be covered more in depth. The basic outline is decent and the tone is neutral. There are numerous references that are great journals but should be used more within the Wikipedia article. The references present could also benefit from a clean-up and more in-text citations would be beneficial.
 * The lead section is a bit weak. It needs further detail of the concepts included in the article as well as a more thorough definition of ethnoecology. The lead section is also too concise. Content wise, the section on traditional medicine is significantly shorter then all of the other sections. The article is a bit dated given that the last edit was in 2018 but the content present is related to the topic. It might also be worth it to add a section with specific examples of ethnoecology. Such as brief descriptions of how different cultures view the same concept. There are a few things that are fully quoted that should be paraphrased instead. In terms of tone it seems mostly neutral. There are a few cases where is appears that conclusions might have been drawn and that citations should be added to. But overall the content seems to be neutral toned and balanced. There are plenty of resources but more in text citations are required. The resources presented are primarily journal articles that are peer reviewed and thus reliable. The content would likely be uplifted in a few more recent resources were used. Such as ones from the last year or two. There are some sources that are organization websites such as USFW. These should be replaced with more reliable sources.  The authors seem relatively diverse in terms of background but there is room for improvement. The links present seem to work but not all of them link to English sources. As this is on the English section of Wikipedia, this should be changed.  There are no images in this article and it would be enhanced if there were. The last conversation on the Talk page is from 2018 and it regarded fixing citations and the need for actual examples. This article is rated as a starter but of mid-importance. It is part of the WikiProject Anthropology. This article appears to have been written through a Western lens even though it's tone is neutral. Given the topic, the article would be more useful if multipel cultural frames of reference were included. In class we attempted to do so by looking at issues from multiple cultural points of view. Adding specific examples of ethnoecology might aid in this broadening of the article.  Overall this article is very underdeveloped, which aligns with it's status as a starter. More concrete examples are needed and current concepts needed to be covered more in depth. The basic outline is decent and the tone is neutral. There are numerous references that are great journals but should be used more within the Wikipedia article. The references present could also benefit from a clean-up and more in-text citations would be beneficial.


 * Sources
 * Anderson, M.K., 2005. Tending the wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California’s                 Natural Resources. University of California Press. (Introduction and Coda)  Pitrou, P., 2017. Life as a making. NatureCulture, 4(2): 1-37.

Option 2

 * Glocalization
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article focuses mostly on the meaning and applications of glocalization but lacks strong examples. The tone is neutral but he sections present are imbalanced in their length and level of detail. The overall structure is a good base where it outlines the history of how the concept came to be, the challenges it faces in implementation, and it's connection to sociology. Things that may be beneficial to add include a firm differentiation between globalization and glocalization, more in-depth on the theory of glocalization itself, further expansion on the limited sections, and the addition of concrete historic examples. There are also no images so the addition of one may be useful. There is also a severe lack of references which might be the cause of many of this article's problems.
 * The last edit to this aticle was made in 2017 and involved the need for clarification on certain concept, improving the definition of glocalization presented, and correcting broken links. The article is a start-class involved in numerous Wikiprojects. Wikiprojects of Business, Economics, Sociology, and Marketing & Advertising rank it as mid-level importance. The Wikiproject Globalization has ranked it as high-importance. Overall this article is nearly a skeletal base. What is present needs to be clarified and expanded upon. The addition and application of further resources and references is necessary as well to improve this article.
 * The last edit to this aticle was made in 2017 and involved the need for clarification on certain concept, improving the definition of glocalization presented, and correcting broken links. The article is a start-class involved in numerous Wikiprojects. Wikiprojects of Business, Economics, Sociology, and Marketing & Advertising rank it as mid-level importance. The Wikiproject Globalization has ranked it as high-importance. Overall this article is nearly a skeletal base. What is present needs to be clarified and expanded upon. The addition and application of further resources and references is necessary as well to improve this article.
 * The last edit to this aticle was made in 2017 and involved the need for clarification on certain concept, improving the definition of glocalization presented, and correcting broken links. The article is a start-class involved in numerous Wikiprojects. Wikiprojects of Business, Economics, Sociology, and Marketing & Advertising rank it as mid-level importance. The Wikiproject Globalization has ranked it as high-importance. Overall this article is nearly a skeletal base. What is present needs to be clarified and expanded upon. The addition and application of further resources and references is necessary as well to improve this article.


 * Sources
 * Taylor, P. and F. Buttel. 1992. How Do We Know We Have Global Environmental Problems? Science and the Globalization of Environmental Discourse. Geoforum, 23(3): 405–416.    Tsing A. 2005. Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection. Princeton: Princeton University Press.  Ofstehage, A.L., 2018. Financialization of work, value, and social organization among transnational soy                 farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado. Economic Anthropology, 5(2), pp.274-285.

Option 3

 * Conservation management system
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is a stub-class under the Wikiproject Environment and has yet to receive an importance rating. There do not appear to be any recent edits and there are very few references presented. The Lead section appears to be the only portion present but it does outline possible sections to create. The section is a bit long but overall is relatively well-written and neutral in tone. No images or examples are present and can be added to enhance the article as well. With more references and their content applied, this article will be greatly improved.
 * I can focus and expand upon the neoliberal conservation approach and tie that to our readings.
 * I can focus and expand upon the neoliberal conservation approach and tie that to our readings.


 * Sources
 * Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Program in a context of rural violence.” World Development. Barnes, J.C. and Delborne, J.A., 2021  (in press). The politics of genetic technoscience for conservation:                The case of blight-resistant American chestnut. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Article Evaluation
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Option 5

 * Article title
 * Article Evaluation
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