Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Texas AM University Corpus Christi/Introduction to Mexican American Studies (Spring 2023)

This is an undergraduate-level survey of Mexican American intellectual history from the early 20th century to the present. Students will learn about the emergence of the field and gain a broad understanding of its evolving scholarship over the last four decades. Students will explore the social, political, economic and cultural trends within the context of life experiences of Mexicanorigin individuals. Using the broad themes of the borderlands, immigration, labor, citizenship, sexuality, popular culture, education, and politics students will utilize these in order to better interrogate those experiences. The course is designed to help students better understand the various experiences and perspectives of Mexican Americans across space and time. We will also examine the development of distinctive Chicana/o/x identities that emerged during the Chicana/o movement and how those shape these identities today. By the end of the course, it is my fervent hope that you will have become more critical writers, readers and citizens and apply some of the course materials to better inform your own scholarly work and to understanding of the Mexican American experience in a 21st century context.

Students will be contributing to Wikipedia by adding content about the Mexican American experience in the U.S. and the contributions of individuals, groups to the areas of art, literature, politics, activism, etc.

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' 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.)

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 6
Art History

Biographies

Books

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 7
Tuesday, March 13th (Spring Break week): Wikipedia Scholars Topic Proposal due by 11:59 via Blackboard

This week you need to either select a page that you are going to edit/contribute to or propose a page that you would like to create.

Week 8
Guiding framework

Week 10
 Continue building your Wikipedia Scholars Project Research Log and Preliminary Working Bibliography

Week 11
Continue building your Wikipedia Scholars Project Research Log and Preliminary Working Bibliography

Week 12
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 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.

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

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 14
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!

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