Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Sarah Lawrence College/Histories of Modern and Contemporary Art, 1955 - Present (Spring)

This course is an introduction to modern and contemporary art from 1880 to the present. In the spring, we will explore a sea change that began in the 1960s—against a changing social, economic, and political sphere—as artists tested modernist categories of painting and sculpture; incorporated new technologies such as television and video into their art; and questioned the hierarchies of art’s production, reception, and display through protest, activism, and audience participation. We will look closely at how artists embraced radicality by protesting for civil rights, women’s rights, and LGBTQ+ rights and by claiming an antiwar politics. In the last 20 years, all of this shifted with the return to traditional categories of painting and sculpture and the rise of the global art market.

The Spring 2020 semester will culminate in a Wikipedia assignment where students will create and edit Wikipedia articles about underrepresented artists.

Week 3
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' workspaces.

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

Resources:

Slides from Session 1

Editing Wikipedia

Wikipedia and the production of knowledge

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 6


Wikipedia Subject Guides:
Art History

Biographies

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Sarah Lawrence Resources:
SLC Art History Libguide

Art History Databases

Week 12
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

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

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

Week 14
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.

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!

Week 15
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.