User:Nyxtingale/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:LGBT themes in African diasporic mythologies
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes - all relevant. Major gaps in regions though, as it currently focuses on the mythologies centered in Haiti and Louisiana.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Partially - it is written somewhat neutrally but is (obviously) skewed to create a queer interpretation of African diasporic mythologies. Making more sections for different diasporic cultures and thus being able to shorten the existing part could make it more concise and neutral.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Partially - each important claim has a citation, but the citations are re-used throughout the article. There isn't much diversity of thought on here.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * No - predominantly from one author who people in the Talk section have said does not have much reliability. There isn't much diversity in sources.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * Yes - LGBTQ+ community.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Contributed!


 * Sources (jumping board)
 * https://transreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-03-02_621f89259a563_same-sexrelationshipsinyorubaculturaandoraturegeorgeolusolaajibade.pdf
 * https://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2016/10/31/why-queer-haitians-are-turning-vodou
 * https://satsekhem.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/sekhmet-min/
 * https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article-abstract/6/3/386/139425/Trans-Atlantic-ReligionSpirit-Possession-and
 * https://www.waterwomensalliance.org/watertalk-notes-feminism-and-religion-in-the-21st-century/
 * https://www.sociostudies.org/almanac/articles/lgbt_rights_movement/
 * https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2019/february/25/the-african-god-that-made-it-into-art-and-queer-culture/

Option 2

 * Article title:History of abortion
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes - all information is very relevant and historically based. Very interesting case studies being explored here.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes - to my best knowledge
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Yes.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Partially - as far as is visible, all citations are either reliable or have reasons as to why they may not be the most reliable (eg. religion-specific blogs/journals/articles)
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * Yes - abortion, misogyny, sexism, women's rights etc.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Contributed!


 * Sources (jumping board)
 * https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/abortion-and-contraception-in-the-middle-ages/
 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctt7zf61
 * https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674168763
 * https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/68930/1/Christopoulos_John_201306_Phd_thesis.pdf

Option 3

 * Article title:Achillean (new article), or can be nested under Terminology of homosexuality
 * Article Evaluation
 * The information does not already exist on Wikipedia either under a different title or in another article.
 * 'Achillean' as a term is only mentioned once on the Terminology of homosexuality page. It has a Wiktionary article but not its own page on its history.
 * The topic meets Wikipedia's notability requirements.
 * significant coverage: 2+ primary and secondary sources available.
 * reliable sources: primary sources can trace the usage of this term back for a while. It may not be enough to warrant its own article though.
 * independent of the subject: I have not published any articles or content on the topic.
 * The material you'd like to add warrants its own article. Often new material should be placed in existing articles.
 * New material could be placed under the page 'Terminology of homosexuality', following the section on Sapphicism.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Contributed!


 * Sources (jumping board)
 * https://queerdom.fandom.com/wiki/Achillean (still taking key sources from this)
 * https://lgbtqia.fandom.com/wiki/Achillean (also looking at key sources from this)
 * can use the Wayback Machine to find old Tumblr posts

Option 4

 * Article title:Stereotypes of African Americans
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes - all relevant. Some gaps when it comes to the history of how certain stereotypes/tropes came into existence (I would like to focus on Mandingo, Sapphire, and Jezebel).
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes - or as neutral as possible when critiquing racial stereotypes.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Yes.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Yes - good and reliable citations, though the page could probably use a few more.
 * Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)?
 * Yes - African-Black-Caribbean diaspora, particularly Black/African Americans
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Contributed!


 * Sources (jumping board)
 * General: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEy9ZKf5NOo&ab_channel=TheTake
 * General: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/popular-and-pervasive-stereotypes-african-americans
 * Mandingo/brute: https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/brute/homepage.htm
 * Mandingo: Mandingo (novel)
 * Mandingo: Mandingo (film)
 * Black women: https://libstore.ugent.be/fulltxt/RUG01/002/162/804/RUG01-002162804_2014_0001_AC.pdf
 * Sapphire: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol4/iss6/4/
 * Sapphire: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299859537_Sapphire_Exploring_The_Power_Of_A_Popular_Stereotype
 * Jezebel: https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/jezebel/index.htm
 * Jezebel: https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/2491/Jezebel-UnhingedLoosing-the-Black-Female-Body-in
 * Jezebel: https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/jezebel/index.htm