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Course name
Contemporary Feminist Thought
Institution
Connecticut College
Instructor
Dianna Rodriguez
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2021-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


What is “feminist theory?” What are the reasons that theories emerge, gain societal traction, disappear, reappear and/or change? How and why 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? Together we define key terms, concepts, and methods of the field. We use theory to intersectionally analyze how and why identities are central to the work of institutions and systems such as families, media, healthcare, prisons, and social services. As representation is a key element of feminist theory, we engage in the process of knowledge making through our Wikipedia assignment. Students create or revise content on Wikipedia that connects to key themes of our course. In turn, we reflect on the possibilities and challenges of making knowledge accessible.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ellathecanary
Zbertone
Sherran63
Broccolibob123 Purplewashing
Polarbearsbreaktheice
Sam Jones 2023 Melanie Campbell
Swizzlesalt Body Neutrality
Larry'smotorcycle
N0906
Kiwipeach
Cocoloco7961 Polycystic ovary syndrome

Timeline

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
Assignment - 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.)

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In class - Discussion

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Women's Studies

Assignment - Add to an article
In class - Exercise
In class - Discussion

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
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.

Assignment -

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Assignment - Peer Review

Peer Review Three Classmates' Articles

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 December 2021
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!
In class - In-class presentation
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.