Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Connecticut/ARTH 3560W History of Photo WWI-present (Spring 2020)

This upper-division art history course examines the photograph as image, as representation, and as discourse in the 20th- and 21st-centuries. Rather than presenting a chronological overview, this course is organized around a number of developmental and conceptual themes traced across the idea of documentary, in order to explore the relation of photography to vision, reality, “truth,” and what constitutes a photographic genre, including those with which documentary arguably intersects, including: landscape, advertising, photojournalism, vernacular, and amateur photography. Considerable emphasis will be placed on women photographers who made and disrupted photographic history.

By the end of the course students will demonstrate an understanding of various kinds of photographic images and genres and the modes of thinking that they influence. Writing intensive students will also acquire research and writing skills specific to the discipline of art history. Through participation in the annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Writing intensive students will learn how to conceive, write, edit, revise, and respond to external feedback in order to contribute to knowledge about art and artists in the public sphere.

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
Art History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 4
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5
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 6
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 7
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!

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