Wikipedia:Meetup/Los Angeles/2015 ASECS

Writing for Wadewitz: An Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-Thon
When: March 18, 2015, 12:00pm-8:00pm (and ongoing throughout the conference), American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Annual Meeting,

When: March 18, 12:00pm-8:00pm (and ongoing throughout the conference)
Where: San Pedro Room, Westin Bonaventure.
What to bring: Your laptop, a power adapter, any research materials you have on your topic.
Cost: Free

You do not need to be an experienced Wikipedia editor in order to attend, just bring a willingness to learn.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1547100352209420/

Hashtags: #wadewitz, #asecs15 and #wikiwomen

This Edit-A-Thon is part of a worldwide series of tributes.

Background

This special session will honor our beloved, brilliant colleague, Adrianne Wadewitz, who died in April 2014 in a tragic rock climbing accident. An 18th-centuryist, Wadewitz was also an innovator in digital humanities. In particular, she worked tirelessly to increase the representation of women and minorities on Wikipedia--an online resource which historically has been edited primarily by men. Concerned with content, she wanted to ensure that a diversity of stories and voices were being recognized. During our extended session, we will thus add new entries and expand incomplete ("stub") entries for important literary, historical, artistic, and scientific figures from our period. In essence, we hope to contribute to an Encyclopédie project for the 21st century, following Diderot's aim: "to change the way people think."

We are thus soliciting proposals for content, and well as for participation in this digital humanities event. As eighteenth-century scholars, we have a remarkable opportunity to share our knowledge about this dynamic period--its narratives; its scientific, legal, social, and political discourses; and its novelists, poets, artists, theologians, and thinkers--with a much broader audience by contributing to this increasingly influential online resource.

We will be collaborating with experienced Wikipedians, so no prior editing experience with the encyclopedia is necessary. Instead, we can channel our collective energy into deciding what to add—including fresh entries as well as significant expansion of existing ones. We anticipate writing at least some of the content in advance, although this preparation is not required. The number of entries we add or revise will depend on the total number of participants, but our goal is to contribute substantially to at least 20-30 entries. Obviously, this will be a highly collaborative endeavor, and our hope is to draw a wide range of contributors from senior scholars to graduate students. No time commitment is too short or too long -- feel free to drop in for a few minutes, or stay for an hour or two. You may also contribute throughout the conference, or join us virtually.

You can read more about Dr. Wadewitz and her contributions via The Wikipedia Signpost, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, and the Omaha World-Herald.

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