User:Mevanko/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
 * Mastectomy


 * Article Evaluation
 * I think this article shares medically relevant information in a clear way, but it disregards the experience of transgender and non-binary individuals by using language like 'women' to describe people who get mastectomies. Using this binary language can make people that don't fit in to this binary feel uncomfortable. More general neutral and inclusive language should be use to ensure that everyone no matter how they identify is included.


 * Sources
 * https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/top-surgery-for-transgender-men/about/pac-20469462

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Georgetown University


 * Article Evaluation
 * I think this article does a decent job of sharing the history of Georgetown, but overlooks the university's history of slavery. There is one sentence dedicated to this topic, but there is much more information that should be shared.


 * Sources
 * https://gu272.americanancestors.org
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/us/georgetown-university-search-for-slave-descendants.html

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Menopause


 * Article Evaluation
 * Similar to the mastectomy article, this article focuses on women experiencing menopause and uses binary language. We need to ensure the article is accessible and inclusive to all communities that experience menopause.


 * Sources
 * https://rockmymenopause.com/get-informed/transgender-health/
 * https://www.healthywomen.org/your-health/menopause-aging-well/do-transgender-women-experience-menopause

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Salem Witch Trials


 * Article Evaluation
 * While this article gives a good overview, it does not talk about how misogynistic the Salem Witch Trials were. The trials happened to continue to keep women in a cycle of oppression and this was not highlighted in the article.


 * Sources
 * https://theconversation.com/most-witches-are-women-because-witch-hunts-were-all-about-persecuting-the-powerless-125427

Option 5

 * Article title
 * University of Texas at Austin


 * Article Evaluation
 * UT Austin has lots of Greek life on campus and has a notorious history of hazing. Hazing is not mentioned in this article. This fails to present UT Austin in its true light, making it seem like a safer school, despite all the scandals.


 * Sources
 * https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2019/09/27/hazing-and-a-hamster-what-happened-at-the-texas-cowboys-retreat-the-night-before-ut-student-s-fatal-car-crash/
 * https://www.kvue.com/article/news/education/university-of-texas/ut-austin-pi-kappa-phi-banned/269-75cbe0d0-a110-4c62-bb4f-cd737a90390e