Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/CUNY Graduate Center/Feminist Text and Theories Feminist Publishing (Fall 2018)
{{course details
| course_name = Feminist Text and Theories Feminist Publishing
| instructor_username = Profnh
| instructor_realname = Natalie Havlin
| support_staff = Shalor (Wiki Ed)
| subject = Women's studies
| start_date = 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC
| end_date = 2018-12-30 23:59:59 UTC
| institution = CUNY Graduate Center
| expected_students = 25
| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/CUNY_Graduate_Center/Feminist_Text_and_Theories_Feminist_Publishing_(Fall_2018)
| slug = CUNY_Graduate_Center/Feminist_Text_and_Theories_Feminist_Publishing_(Fall_2018)
| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes
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This course will explore the work of reading, writing, and publishing feminist texts and theories, emphasizing the historical context and means of production of feminist scholarship. Topics will include inquiries into various feminist presses, writing and media collectives, women’s studies journals, and digital archives (such as the Kitchen Table/Women of Color Press, the Feminist Press, the Combahee River Collective, Triple Jeopardy, Hijas de Cuauhtémoc, off our backs, Feminist Theory, Meridians, WSQ, GLQ, TSQ; feministkilljoys, equalityarchives). The course will also demystify the work of submitting to and editing for an interdisciplinary journal of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.
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{{student table row|Jozettebelmont|National Women's Studies Association|}}
{{student table row|Laurenferg2|Transgender Studies Quarterly|}}
{{student table row|Mio Proepper||}}
{{student table row|Kcorneilson|Transgender Studies Quarterly|}}
{{student table row|Jesimpson.wiki|Maria Lugones|}}
{{student table row|Jillianbaez||}}
{{student table row|Ibittaye|Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female|}}
{{student table row|Sammystreetsmartz|Transgender Studies Quarterly|}}
{{student table row|Aspenchris|Women's Studies Quarterly|}}
{{student table row|Sllbmz|Sandra María Esteves|}}
{{student table row|Uniipatel|Queer erasure|}}
{{student table row|Detefabel|Transfeminism|}}
{{student table row|Maxie Wa|Hijas de Cuauhtémoc|}}
{{student table row|Thewhiteoleander|National Women's Studies Association|}}
{{student table row|Katia.Henrys|Women's rights in Haiti|}}
{{student table row|Hellocactus|Maria lugones|}}
{{student table row|Grinchbaby|Women's Studies Quarterly|}}
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= Week 12 =
{{start of course week|2018-11-13}}
{{in class|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:
- [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia], pages 1–5
- [https://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]
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= Week 13 =
{{start of course week|2018-11-20}}
{{assignment|Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia}}
== Must be completed before class on Nov 20th ==
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.)
{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate your topic on Wikipedia}}
== Must be completed before class on Nov 20th ==
During this exercise, you'll evaluate an article realted to your feminist publishing topic on Wikipedia in preparation for drafting improvements to the article. For help finding a related topic on Wikipedia, use the "Finding your article" training above. Once you've evaluated your article, review the "finalize your topic" exercise.
== Exercise ==
Finalize your topic / Find your sources
{{assignment milestones|Everyone has a Wikipedia account}}
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
{{in class|In class - Class visit from Michael Maniberg (Nov 20th)}}
Thinking about sources and plagiarism
This week and next you should be working on your draft of your Wikipedia assignment in your Sandbox.
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= Week 14 =
{{start of course week|2018-11-27}}
{{assignment|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: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=7 Editing Wikipedia], pages 7–9
{{assignment|Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area}}
[https://wikiedu.org/books Books]
[http://wikiedu.org/lgbtplus_studies LGBT+ Studies]
[https://wikiedu.org/womens_studies Women's Studies]
{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
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= Week 15 =
{{start of course week|2018-12-04}}
{{assignment|Assignment - Peer Review Guiding Framework}}
== Please review before class on Dec 4th & come to class next week with a complete first draft in your Sandbox. ==
{{in class|In class - In class peer review }}
== First draft due in your Sandbox before class today. ==
Please review the "Guding Framework" while completing your peer review and use the "Thinking about Wikipedia" prompts to inform your discussions today.
{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
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= Week 16 =
{{start of course week|2018-12-11}}
{{assignment|Assignment - Respond to your peer review}}
== Due next week before our in class edit-a-thon ==
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Befre next week when we move our work live, consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
Resources:
- [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=12 Editing Wikipedia], pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
{{in class|In class - In class edit-a-thon}}
= Move your work live =
After you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace." For help, review the "Moving out of your Sandbox" training.
Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=13 Editing Wikipedia], page 13
= Final article improvements =
Once your work is live, 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.
== Exercise ==
Before completing your assignment....
- Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=15 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 milestones|You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!}}
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
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