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Course name
Sex and War
Institution
College of Wooster
Instructor
Michele Leiby
Wikipedia Expert
Adam (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science; Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Course dates
2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This comparative politics seminar examines the gendered dimensions and sexual politics of militarism, armed conflict, and political violence. The course starts from the basic premise that men and women’s experiences, understandings, and perceptions of war and “peace” may be different, and that examining these differences and their effects can help researchers and policymakers better understand the causes of war, and design more effective strategies for building peace.

In it, we will examine questions like: • How are men and women affected differently by war? • What roles are played mostly by women and what roles are played mostly by men in times of war and “peace”? • How are gender and sexual identities (re)produced and/or (de)stabilized during war? • How do humanitarian interventions and peace processes challenge or reinforce gender and sexual relations? • How are militarized masculinities organized armed groups? • What are the costs of not seeing the impacts of wars on women and the presence of women combatants in wars?

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dgenners Child sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers
AD510621 Wartime sexual violence
Jinnhee
Chloewass Political Science
Cassidyk19
Kinna kile Military use of children
CollegeStudent17
Anonymous2018 Wartime sexual violence
Heathercln
Nwoo18
KCOWSexnWar
Undergrad 13 Machismo
APoliSci17 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Grady713
Mrogers17
Emmaroderick
Erod20 Wartime Sexual Violence
FayeCC19 Rwandan Genocide
Vt100196 Refugees of the Syrian Civil War

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 January 2017   |   Thursday, 19 January 2017
Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

 Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well. 

 This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia. 

 Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page. 

 To get started, please review the following handouts: 


Assignment - Practicing the basics
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
  •  It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade. 
  •  When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. 

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 January 2017   |   Thursday, 26 January 2017
Assignment - Critique an article

 It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. 

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Choose an article, and consider some questions (but don't feel limited to these): 
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
    • Are women, LGBTQI, and persons of color represented accurately? At all?
    • Is there any missing or inaccurate information on the page?
  •  Choose at least 2 questions relevant to the article you're evaluating. Leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Erod20 (talk) 17:51, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2017   |   Thursday, 2 February 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

  • Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  •  The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement. 

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2017   |   Thursday, 9 February 2017
Assignment - Choose your topic / Find your sources

It's time to choose an article and assign it to yourself.

  • Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
  •  Find an article from the list of "Available Articles" on the Articles tab on this course page. When you find the one you want to work on, click Select to assign it to yourself. 
  •  In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article. 
    •  Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page. 
    •  Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography. 

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2017   |   Thursday, 16 February 2017
Assignment - Draft your article

You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.

Creating a new article?

  •  Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox
    •  A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas. 

Improving an existing article?

  •  Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox




Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2017   |   Thursday, 23 February 2017
In class - Discussion
Thinking about Wikipedia
  • What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"?
  • What are the impacts and limits of Wikipedia as a source of information?
  • On Wikipedia, all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. What kinds of sources does this exclude? Can you think of any problems that might create?
  • If Wikipedia was written 100 years ago, how might its content (and contributors) be different? What about 100 years from now?

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2017   |   Thursday, 2 March 2017
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."

Editing an existing article?

  • NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
  • Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!

Creating a new article?

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
  • You can also review the [[../../../training/students/sandboxes|Sandboxes and Mainspace]] online training.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2017   |   Thursday, 9 March 2017
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.


Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!


Assignment - Final article

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 Content Expert at any time!

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2017   |   Thursday, 30 March 2017

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2017   |   Thursday, 6 April 2017