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Article Evaluation

Page on Audre Lorde

- Used the term ‘womanist’ - Used a citation but reframed the idea in writers own words. - Used a direct quote from Lorde, which was appropriate. - Perhaps too much personal analysis of Lorde’s literary works. - Tested a few citations, all worked. Some book links which maybe required more detail in citation in alignment with MHRA referencing, but ISPN provided which was good. - Could use some sentence restructuring in Early Life section to be more concise and clear. - Good broad range of citations, from a lot of different sources. - The article borders on deviating from a neutral stance in alignment with Lorde’s political views, but I think it is a healthy appreciation rather than definitive bias. - Could use capitalising of sub headings such as ‘Contemporary feminist thought’.

Possible Wikipedia Articles:

Daughters of the Dust - Daughters of the Dust

Some grammatical errors in the writing of the plot, could be rewritten to flow better and to be more concise.

Some reference to Beyonce's use of the films visuals but could use some expansion, with more clearly outlined links or distinctive moments. Some of the references used to outline the film have been drawn from articles about the Beyonce link, but have not been presented in this way. Stronger scholarly articles could be used here.

In the talk box there is mention of bringing in Soundtrack info, which is missing from the article.

Due to the film being re-released in 2016, there has been some updating of the article, but it is still rated as start class and of low-importance.

Four Women - Four Women (1978 film)

Produced and directed by Julie Dash, featuring music by Nina Simone.

It has been suggested that this wiki page be merged into the page of Julie Dash, but I would argue that the piece is important enough to have its own page.

Only around 10 lines of text for the piece. There is little context provided and the talk page is basically inactive.

Some good citations, but the text is bare.

Julie Dash - Julie Dash

Banner at the top states that the article requires some cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.

Some citations need to be checked/verified.

Economy of style can be applied in some areas to create a more concise and direct reporting.

Section on her personal life is very minimal.

Checking that all of her works are included in the page is needed, with proper citations.

A lot of the films/projects listed do not have their own Wikipedia page, so verification is needed.

Could use more focus on her biography as an individual and less expansion on projects such as Daughters of the Dust which has its own Wikipedia page.

She is still alive so updating of works may be required.

INSTRUCTOR FEEDBACK: Julie Dash is probably your best bet. Four Women is definitely do-able as well but it might be harder to find reliable sources discussing the film specifically. Daughters of the Dust would be taking on too much.