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Course name
Monsters, Criminals, and the Other
Institution
Carroll College
Instructor
Pocospeak
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on British and global Anglophone literatures spanning British imperialism and decolonization movements from the late eighteenth century through the twenty-first century. We will examine contemporary debates and scholarships on the contested legacies of the British Empire along with cultural discourses about monsters, criminals, and the "other" in gothic fiction, detective and ghost fiction, postcolonial rewriting, and performance texts. We will engage with scholarly conversations on key terms--such as colonialism, imperialism, orientalism, imperial gothic, decolonization and resistance literature--throughout the course. Selected texts from the course include Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, detective and ghost fiction by Arthur Conan Doyle, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, Foe by J. M. Coetzee, and performance texts by Shailja Patel, Warsan Shire, JJ Bola, and Deanna Rodger.

WIKI ASSIGNMENT: Students will work in small groups to contribute to an existing Wiki article on a text/topic/character within the English literary canon. Students will work within the framework of the course to identify and address the “content gaps”--specifically gaps pertaining to post/decolonial scholarships--in Wiki articles on the following texts/topic/character: 1. Frankenstein OR Frankenstein’s monster (category C); 2. Jane Eyre (category C) OR Bertha Mason; and 3. Sherlock Holmes OR The Adventure of the Speckled Band (category B) and The Brown Hand (category Stub)

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jlago11 Frankenstein's Monster, Jane Eyre
FryWrites Jane Eyre Frankenstein's Monster, Sherlock Holmes
Tackeret Frankenstein's Monster Jane Eyre, Sherlock Holmes, Eurocentrism
Roghikt Sherlock Holmes Frankenstein's Monster, Jane Eyre
BornUnderPunches Frankenstein's Monster Jane Eyre, Sherlock Holmes
Angrycabbagemerchant Eurocentrism, Jane Eyre Frankenstein's Monster, Sherlock Holmes
Bcade Eurocentrism, Jane Eyre Frankenstein's Monster, Sherlock Holmes
Turquoise98 Sherlock Holmes Frankenstein's Monster, Jane Eyre
Mrichardson4 Sherlock Holmes Frankenstein's Monster, Jane Eyre

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 January 2021   |   Thursday, 28 January 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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:


Assignment - Get started on 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 February 2021   |   Thursday, 4 February 2021
Assignment - Read Risam, “Decolonizing The Digital Humanities In Theory And Practice.”

Read Risam's article on Moodle.


Assignment - Evaluate Wiki article on "Eurocentrism."
In class - Discussion
Note: This discussion will focus on the Wiki article on "Eurocentrism."

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
Milestones

Every student should have acquired some first-hand experience of working with their small group on a Wiki article.


Assignment - Copyedit Wiki article on "Eurocentrism"

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Assignment - Schedule meeting with instructor

Each group will meet with Dr. Gupta in a couple of weeks to share the group's progress, challenges, and questions about the Wiki assignment. Please schedule your meeting by Monday, February 8 latest.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021
Assignment - Develop annotated bibliography

Finish reading the primary (literary) text on which your group will be leading the class discussion. Each group member should research and add annotation on at least three scholarly sources that focus on relevant course themes.

Resource: Annotated Bibliography

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
Assignment - Meeting with instructor

Each group will meet with Dr. Gupta this week to share the group's progress, challenges, and questions about the process so far.

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 March 2021
Assignment - Adding a citation to selected Wiki article

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Finalize annotated bibliography
Milestones

Every group member should have finished editing, proofreading, and polishing their contribution to the annotated bibliography.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your group's contribution in the sandbox

Revisit: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
Assignment - Continue editing your group's contribution in the sandbox

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
Assignment - Proofread and polish your group's contribution for peer review

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
Milestones

Every group member should have finished editing, proofreading, and polishing the group's contribution for peer review.

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review two contributions

Note: You need to complete the peer review training (linked above) before you start reviewing your peers' drafts. The training will walk you through the mechanics of the peer review, including the guidelines. You may also access the peer review guidelines and samples of constructive peer reviews here.

Since each group is contributing a section to an existing Wiki article, you may ignore the prompts for the "lead section" in your peer reviews. However, make sure that your section begins with a clear and concise topic sentence, and you address the other criteria listed in the peer review training/template. Please reach out to your instructor and/or Wiki staff if you have questions about this process.

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
Milestones

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


Assignment - Respond to peer reviews

You have feedback from other groups 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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021
Assignment - Move your work to Wikipedia!

It's the final week to prepare your article for submission from the sandbox to the "mainspace"!

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the mainspace. Once your work is moved to the "mainspace," proofread it again and make sure that it is formatted to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Resource: Read Editing Wikipedia, pages 13 and 15.


Milestones

Everyone should have completed all of the steps--including trainings--toward the final submission for the Wikipedia assignment, and be ready for grading!

Week 16

In class - Reflections and in-class presentation
See guidelines below

Each group will prepare a brief (5-6 mins.) presentation that reflects on their experience with the Wiki assignment (rewards and challenges), identifies gaps within the existing digital content on their chosen literary texts/characters on Wikipedia, and showcases each group's contribution. Make sure that the presentation addresses the guidelines linked above.

Please reach out to your instructor after you've reviewed the presentation guidelines (linked above) and/or if you have questions!