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- Course name
- Power
- Institution
- Carleton University
- Instructor
- Jennifer Evans
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2022-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-23 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
Power is operationalized through regulation, standardization and governance. It is codified in law, justified through force, taught in schools, reinforced in the media, and written onto the body. For Max Weber, it is wielded against individuals as domination, while for Michel Foucault it is constituted through knowledge and what society understands as truth. The fascination of political theorists, sociologists, philosophers and historians, it is reproduced in our own writing in our choice of subjects and words, in which histories we unearth, and in whose stories we seek to tell and how.
Our seminar will begin with a look at several foundational texts before taking up questions of institutionalization, remembrance, ways of knowing, categorization, and ethical witnessing through a wide selection of readings, many but not all historical, from different national, subjective, and temporal contexts.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Allthegoodghosts | ||
| NBourdeau | Gert Katter | |
| M4M3M2M1 | Public toilet, Unisex public toilet, Ernst Neufert | |
| EKH1998 | Margaret Carr | |
| NChapman98 | Ancient Roman freedmen |
Timeline
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 March 2022
- 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.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 March 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 March 2022
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 April 2022
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- 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
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 April 2022
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
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.
- 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
Week 15
- 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 - Original analytical paper April 17th
Write a short paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic. It should be no more than 5-8 pages in length including bibliography. Reflect on the process and results of editing a Wikipedia page.
o What did this assignment reveal to you about Wikipedia as a source of knowledge production and evaluate this in light of the themes of this course.
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.