User:GiannaParisi/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
 * Andrew Foster


 * Article Evaluation
 * While looking at Andrew Foster's wikipedia page, I noticed a lot of the same downfalls that I notice with many famous Deaf people -- there is a lack of information, poor structuring, and a lack of quality resources. While the article's content is somewhat relevant, not a lot of time is spent delving into Foster's contributions to the Deaf community and to deaf children worldwide. In many instances, each claim does not have a proper citation. Overall, I feel like I could really improve upon this article and delve deeper into the work Foster has done, his life, and his impact.


 * Sources
 * Adepoju, G. A. (1990). Trends in the development of education of the deaf in Nigeria between 1950 and 1985: An interview and historical study (Doctoral dissertation, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC).
 * Aina, G. (2015). Andrew Foster touches eternity: From Nigeria to Fiji. In M. Friedner & A. Kusters (Eds.), It's a small world: International Deaf spaces and encounters (pp. 127-139). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.
 * Runnels, Joel. "Dr. Andrew Foster: A Literature Review." American Annals of the Deaf 162.3 (2017): 243-52. Web.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * William Stokoe


 * Article Evaluation
 * While evaluating the William Stokoe article for a previous Wiki assignment, I noticed that it is very incomplete, and it can definitely be improved through further research and expansion on William Stokoe, and his and his colleagues' research. The sources are very sparse, claims are poorly cited, and most of the links do not work, and overall this article just needs major improvement, as well as a greater dive into Stokoe's research on American Sign Language. I also think it would be valuable to include a section on his legacy and impact on the Deaf community and the world, since Deaf people are not at all mentioned in this article and I feel like they should be (since he worked to legitimize ASL, which greatly helped the language and the community to grow).


 * Sources
 * Armstrong, David F., and Michael A. Karchmer. "William C. Stokoe and the Study of Signed Languages." Sign Language Studies 9.4 (2009): 389-97. Web.
 * Stokoe, William C. Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf. Buffalo: Dept. of Anthropology and Linguistics, U of Buffalo, 1960. Print. Studies in Linguistics. Occasional Papers, 8.
 * Wilcox, Sherman. "Appreciation: William C. Stokoe, July 21, 1919-April 4, 2000." Sign Language Studies 1.1 (2000): 7-9. Web.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * De'VIA


 * Article Evaluation
 * There are absolutely no pictures under the De'VIA article, and this needs to change! Also, the information provided to explain De'VIA, and analyze various important De'VIA artwork, is very sparse. This article is overall very short, and there is a lot of expansion that can be done to enrich the contents of this article, and give the public a better understanding of the topic. Also, I think it's important to shed more light on De'VIA artists throughout this article, by including more paintings, more artists, and newer artists. I think this would be a good article to work on collaboratively, as it would take multiple people to properly analyze the artwork and do the De'VIA page justice.


 * Sources
 * Durr, Patricia. "Deconstructing the Forced Assimilation of Deaf People via De'VIA Resistance and Affirmation Art." Visual Anthropology Review 15.2 (1999): 47-68. Web.