Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Vanderbilt University/Contemporary Anthropological Theory (spring 2023)

This course will introduce and interrogate a variety of ideas that underlie and inform the work of anthropologists in recent decades. Contemporary anthropology draws both on its own disciplinary tradition and its voracious appetite for ideas from the fields of philosophy, history, sociology, and political science, and from the reflection that takes place in movements like feminism and anticolonialism, among other sources.

As part of the course, students will write an encyclopedia article entry on a notable piece of writing, theoretical concept, author, or controversy.

Week 4
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
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 6
Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 7
What's a content gap?

Week 8
Books

Cultural Anthropology

History

Political Science

Week 9
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

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 10
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 12
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

By the beginning of the week, April 10, post a brief, one paragraph introduction to your article, bibliography of ten sources (formatted in Wikipedia format) and an outline of sections (or improvements you plan to an existing article.

By the following weekend, April 17, write a first draft of the article, with at least five paragraphs of text, along with notes on incomplete portions of your outline. This is the text that your classmates will peer review.

By the beginning of the week, April 10, post a brief, one paragraph introduction to your article, bibliography of ten sources (formatted in Wikipedia format) and an outline of sections (or improvements you plan to an existing article.

By the following weekend, April 17, write a first draft of the article, with at least five paragraphs of text, along with notes on incomplete portions of your outline.

Week 13
Guiding framework

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 14
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.

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 15
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!

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!

Guiding questions

Week 16
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.