Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Connecticut College/Contemporary Feminist Thought (Fall)
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- Course name
- Contemporary Feminist Thought
- Institution
- Connecticut College
- Instructor
- Karen Buenavista hanna
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies
- Course dates
- 2019-09-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-11-20 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 2
From #SAYHERNAME to the Women’s March, the terms “intersectionality” and “identity politics” have gained mainstream application. But how did these terms originate, how and why have they changed over time, and what motivations do they serve today? This course will examine the ways in which “intersectionality” and “identity politics” have and have not been mobilized via the following influential feminist paradigms: Black and women of color feminisms, social reproduction theory, transnational feminism, queer theory, queer of color critique, indigenous feminism, and disability justice. With the help of Rose Oliveira and Deborah Kloiber in the Lear Center, we will study a variety of texts written starting in the 1980s, which some scholars identify as the “intersectional turn.” These texts will include primary documents, monographs, journal articles, and popular media written by activists, scholars, journalists, and cultural workers. Recognizing that women of color have been devising theories that merge gender, race, sexuality, and class well before the 1980s, some overarching questions we will ask are: What is “feminist theory?” What are the socio-historical-political reasons that theories emerge, gain societal traction, and disappear? How are theories reactions to and products of the very ideas and paradigms they contest? What does “liberation” look like and how can theories be tools for achieving it?
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
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| Egrove417 | ||
| Talexand |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.
- In class - Discussion
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 September 2019 | Wednesday, 25 September 2019
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 2 October 2019
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 October 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your articles
Exercise
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 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 October 2019 | Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- your classmate's and another article
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
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
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 October 2019 | Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
- 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 Wikipedia Expert at any time!
- 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 Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 October 2019 | Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- Milestones
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 November 2019 | Wednesday, 6 November 2019
- In class - In-class presentation
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 November 2019 | Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- Assignment - Work on Reflective essay
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 November 2019 | Wednesday, 20 November 2019
- Assignment - Submit Reflective Essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.