Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of California at San Diego/Jews and African Americans - Slavery, Diaspora, Ghetto (Fall 2018)

Instead of a research essay, students will write or revise a Wikipedia article devoted to

one of the historical figures or historical events covered in the class. Please choose

your topic by the end of week two, on October 11. You may of course change your

topic after this point. Students will meet in small groups for 20 minutes every two weeks

to share notes on building your Wikipedia site. A detailed list of instructions on how to

work on your Wikipedia entry will be distributed during the second week of class.

Please choose one of the following four groups with which to affiliate: Early Modern

History 1492-1865; Modern History 1866-present; Culture, and Concepts [such as race,

ethnicity, peoplehood, slavery].

Week 2
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
Use the &quot;Finding your article training&quot; above and the exercise below to select a topic. Topics you might consider:


 * The True Story of Belle;
 * Leo Frank case;
 * Leo Frank case in theatre and films;
 * comparison of  antisemitism and white supremacy in a particular setting;
 * Jewish religious teachings on slavery;
 * Jews and African-Americans in the American Labor Movement;
 * the politics and theatre of blackface;
 * Liberia;
 * Paul Robeson;
 * Jews and African-Americans in Hollywood films;
 * interracial marriages;
 * Franz Fanon;
 * Al Jolson;
 * Africans who practice Judaism;
 * Jean-Paul Sartre’s book Antisemite and Jew;
 * Alain Finkelkraut’s book;
 * The Imaginary Jew;
 * Albert Memmi;
 * liberation of Dachau by African-American soldiers;
 * Harlem renaissance; W.E.B. Dubois;
 * the concept of whiteness;
 * affirmative action in dispute;
 * the Black-Jewish alliance in dispute;
 * the civil rights movement;
 * Jim Crow segregation;
 * Jewish refugees teaching in Black colleges.
 * Aviva Kempner, Rosenwald [Jewish philanthropist dedicated to African-American education]
 * Lacey Schwartz, Little White Lies
 * Driving Miss Daisy
 * Gentleman’s Agreement
 * Blacks and Jews Documentary by Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow
 * They Won’t Forget on the Leo Frank case
 * Murder of Mary Phagan 1988 TV mini-series on the Frank case
 * Parade Broadway musical on the Frank case
 * The People versus Leo Frank, documentary by Ben Loeterman
 * Falasha: Exile of the Black Jews of Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEgi7KucN7Q
 * The Identity Question: Blacks and Jews in Europe and America by Robert Philipson
 * Selma
 * From Swastika to Jim Crow

Exercise
Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4
Please complete this assignment before our in class editing day on Thursday.

Exercise
Evaluate your article

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

We will have 20 minutes of class set aside for working on your Wikipedia project.

Biographies

Books

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Sociology

Women's Studies

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 5
Guiding framework

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 6
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 7
We will provide some time in class on November 6th to work on your Wikipedia project.

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

Exercise
Add links to your article

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.

Week 9
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 10
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!
 * Your grade will reflect whether you took all the assigned trainings throughout the assignment!

Week 11
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.