Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Emory University/WGS-200 Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Spring 2023)

What is a woman? How can we think about gender's linkage to power, race, class, ability, and difference? And what does any of this have to do with feminism? Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies has a vibrant relationship with Black feminism, Black trans studies, and queer of color critique in the US and transnationally. This course will examine these questions through an introduction to the transdisciplinary field of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Students will examine canonical texts concentrating on theories and interventions in women's studies by people of African descent. Course materials will include academic articles, blog posts, and multimedia (films, music, etc.). No prior knowledge of subject material is required; however, the course will depend upon the student's ongoing development of critical writing, reading, and thinking skills.

An entire body of research supports Wikipedia, the largest free online encyclopedia, however, it is overwhelmingly edited by men. When it comes to Black feminist histories epistemic silences are only compounded. As a class we will add legitimate sources and well-cited information to democratize the intellectual history of Black women intellectuals. This is an opportunity to share our reading and discussions with an international audience. Due to time constraints in our semester the class will focus on improving already existing Wikipedia articles with additional words, citations, and new information. We will work together through a class dashboard to edit entries on Black feminist intellectual history that were covered in the first two units of the class. More detailed instructions will be circulated in the weeks before this assignment.

Week 7
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 9
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 10
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11
Guiding framework

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 12
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 13
It's the final week to develop your article.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
 * Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.