User:Likethefig/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
 * Queer Studies


 * Article Evaluation
 * Content seems insufficient, does not detail enough areas of study, only includes one example of "controversy" in the education system when there certainly is more. At least it covers queer studies in other countries, if only three.


 * Sources
 * Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies at Yale
 * Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Gender studies


 * Article Evaluation
 * Definitely includes more information and background than above page (which, intersectionally, makes sense I suppose). Under "development of theory", Men's Studies is a much longer section than Women's Studies (who could've guessed!)


 * Sources
 * "About – Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (CSGS)"
 * HISTORY, FEMINISM AND GENDER STUDIES

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Feminism


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article appears packed with information, as well as an in-depth history and inclusion of photos, which I appreciate. I want to acknowledge that there is a section connecting feminism with anti-racism and civil rights directly below a section connecting feminism to Nazi Germany, so surely there is a lot of complex information in this article to unpack.


 * Sources
 * The Origins and Development of the Women's Movement in Iran, 1906–41".
 * Daring to Be Bad: Radical Feminism in America, 1967–1975

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Multiracial feminist theory


 * Article Evaluation
 * I feel like this is a term that essentially means intersectionality, and references the term throughout the article, so I am not sure why they are two different things. At the top of the article, Wikipedia warns me that "this article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia" and "this article needs additional citations for verification", which is evident as I attempt to trudge through its oddly-contructed and poorly-sourced statements. A student on its talk page agreed.


 * Sources
 * “Black Women, White Women and the Solidarity Question."

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Women's History


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is lengthy with valuable information, and does not solely center Western women's history, thankfully. It includes interesting topics like Education, Sex and Reproduction, Wartime, and Religion. I feel this would be a good article to read when beginning to learn about women's role in history. It also includes a "further reading" section, which is helpful.


 * Sources
 * Women in the Middle East : past and present
 * Women in Nazi Germany