User:Notvangough/sandbox

How I chose my topic
For this Wikipedia project, I chose to edit the page of Mary Reid Kelley. I decided on Kelley's work because of how interesting and innovative her works are, especially the Syphilis of Sisyphus. Moreover, when. looking at her Wikipedia page, I noticed how sparse the information was and how few citations there were. Given the informative articles we have read about her work in this class, I think there is a lot more information that can be contributed. For example, in her Wikipedia page, they discuss her general artistic style, but fail to include specific pieces of work such as the Syphilis of Sisyphus. I am planning on adding information from the Sorkin reading on how Kelley appropriates Greek mythology and even the romanticization of Belle Epoch France, turning it into the more realistic nightmare many women of the time faced.

Experience with Editing
So far, it has not been that difficult. I had never edited on Wikipedia before, but as I am experimenting with the Sandbox feature, it seems less daunting. I am a bit more apprehensive about the research, given that Kelley is a newer artist and, therefore, does not have that much written about her in published journals. I expect I will have to check the references list of individuals such as Sorkin and focus more on primary sources like her work when researching for her page. However, I expect this may be a problem for many with this project. One tip I have is to look at what links are already existing on the Wikipedia page and follow those to see what sources those links had cited.