Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Swarthmore College/Roots of Feminism and Radicalism in Russia (Spring 2022)

This course tracks three intertwined histories at their intersection: Russian literature, the nineteenth-century discourse on women’s emancipation in the Russian Empire, and radical social thought—from romantic Christian socialism in the 1840s, to rationalist utopianism and nihilism in the 1860s, populism in the 1870s and ‘80s, and anarchism and Marxism at the turn of the century. Each of these movements was committed to constructing a radically egalitarian society, and each responded to the problem of gender inequality in distinct ways. These ideas were articulated and polemicized in literary narratives. Love and marriage plots in particular became an ideological battleground for concepts of gender relations, family structure, and understandings of gender difference and gender identity. We will follow these issues through the overlapping intellectual histories of Russian literature and radical thought in the long nineteenth century. At the end of the course, you will have a grasp on how questions of gender equality, family structure, and gender difference were central to both of these histories. They will be prepared to analyze literary texts as both expressions of, and interventions in, existing social norms. All readings are in English.

Week 1
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 3
Books

History

Women's Studies

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 6
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

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

Week 7
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.

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 8
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!

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

Week 9
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.

Week 16
Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.