Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Temple University/Destroying Images - Iconoclasm (Summer II 2021)

This course explores the phenomenon of iconoclasm throughout history as a series of case studies exploring various political, religious, and artistic-driven image destruction. The majority of the class will consider Byzantine iconoclasm in the eighth and ninth centuries, while also examining damnatio memoriae in ancient Rome; Beeldenstorm in sixteenth-century Europe; destruction of kingly imagery during the French Revolution; Buddhist ritual dissolution of sand mandalas; early Islamic attitudes to images; and 20th-century artistic interventions. These historical examples will be framed with the context of contemporary debates, especially the recent toppling of confederate monuments in the United States. Students will be revising (or, in a few cases, possibly creating) existing Wikipedia entries on works of art or architecture that have undergone, or reference, some form of iconoclasm.

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.

We will discuss this entire assignment at our first Zoom meeting (June 22, 2021, 10:00 AM EST)

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.)

Complete the training modules and exercise above by June 27, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST.

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Please reach out to the instructor if you need help setting up your account or the Wiki Expert (using the &quot;Get Help&quot; button in the top right corner) if you have technical questions about this platform.

Week 2
In our Zoom meeting on June 29, 2021 at 10:00 AM EST, we will discuss selecting an article, content gaps, thinking about selecting good sources, and plagiarism. Please review the questions above before our meeting.

In our Zoom meeting on June 29, 2021 at 10:00 AM EST, we will discuss selecting an article, content gaps, thinking about selecting good sources, and plagiarism. Please review the questions (What's a content gap?) above, before our meeting.

Art History

Cultural Anthropology

By the end of the second week, select the article that you would like to work on for your Wikipedia assignment.

Week 3
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.

Week 4
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 5
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 6
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.