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Course name
Feminist Approaches to Research
Institution
Simon Fraser University
Instructor
Coleman Nye
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
gender, race, sexuality
Course dates
2021-10-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
31


This class offers an interdisciplinary overview of feminist approaches to the production of knowledge and difference. We will learn what methods feminist research brings to the study of several major issues including: (1) how knowledge is produced and identities are shaped in everyday life and at the systemic level; (2) the broader dynamics of power that structure what kinds of knowledge gains dominance and visibility, and which perspectives and beliefs are marginalized; (3) the ways that feminist, queer, and decolonial modes of research, theory, and practice expose, disrupt, or revise dominant systems of knowing. Methods and topics include: feminist and decolonial epistemologies, autoethnography, critical discourse analysis, oral history, performance research, material culture, and digital media. Emphasis will be placed not only on approaches to conducting research, but also on modes of disseminating findings.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Meru358 Discrimination based on skin color Intersectionality
Photored22 Gift wrapping
Rschool1 Hogan's Alley, Vancouver
Burreaux5 Doing gender Employment discrimination
BrittanyShen Gender advertisement
Dog in real life Ideology of the SS
OliviaWillett
Ggadri Dionne Quintuplets
Skmann20 Whalley, Surrey
Pkooner Intersectionality
Zhoulez Tokenism Common knowledge
Laurenwatson Santee Smith Parental leave
SarpreetDhillon Slut-shaming
StephBabic Menstrual Leave
Aayou13 Gaze Feminist epistemology
Nissa174 Toy advertising
Jitakshi Upadhyay
Gha34 Feminine beauty ideal
KelseyStrom Common knowledge Tokenism
Pmwikischool Parental leave
Stumblingsnail Sexualization in child beauty pageants
Skigoat Superwoman (sociology)
Tperl94 Puck bunny
Probablyonvacation Feminine beauty ideal
Bababrews Abortion Caravan
Leyan du Pink tax
Tracy zhang322 Women in the workforce
Makise2333 Fourth-wave feminism
Yangyuzhong Feminist epistemology
Cinddy nguyenn Rainbow flag (LGBT)
Tespat HeLa
Fetteredmoon Employment discrimination
Browngirl123 Cheugy
PBeyonce
Ivneetr Gender pay gap

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 1 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.)

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 22 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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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
Monday, 6 December 2021
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 - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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!

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 13 December 2021
Milestones

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

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!