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Course name
Understanding Intersectionality
Institution
University of Missouri, Columbia
Instructor
Christina Carney
Wikipedia Expert
LiAnna (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2022-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


In this course, we consider the historical and contemporary concepts and practices of several episodes in the U.S. and global world, relevant to movements toward feminist ideas and gender discourse. More importantly, this course will investigate how an intersectional perspective deepens an understanding of power within these contexts. Though readings will be drawn from a variety of disciplines, the course highlights the intellectual tradition of U.S. and transnational feminisms. Therefore, the course readings, drawing from primary sources, life stories and scholarly essays, investigates how people themselves make sense of their experiences in order to show how people not only imagined, but also applied liberatory practices. As we explore these, we examine the shifting understandings of social movements, of gender, and of activism. In our study, we will ask what is the theory of change imagined in each case study? How is resistance and liberation understood, and how is a movement constituted? Who is the subject of liberation and of the “social,” and how is difference imagined? An assumption in this course is that these are open questions, and that our own agency in shaping our futures derives from how we contribute to the ongoing mutability of gender, race, class, ability and sex. Furthermore, we will deepen our digital literacy skills with the help of the Wiki Education program.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Oskeans Lucile Bluford Microaggression
Likethefig Vibrator (sex toy) Feminine beauty ideal
Ogag3r Vibrator (sex toy) Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS
Kboles2000 Gender binary William Dorsey Swann
LilliBaldner Microaggression Scientology and celebrities
Dellrums Feminine beauty ideal Vibrator (sex toy)
Man I love frogs Women who have sex with women, Gender binary Lucile Bluford
Actcm4 Rogers v. American Airlines (1981) Kiki (social gathering)
Eva Ewing Economic violence Women who have sex with women
Corawinkelman William Dorsey Swann Mental health inequality
Jrrwfw Human zoo Gender binary
Shanbelt Hip hop feminism, Economic violence Rogers v. American Airlines (1981)
AlexNaughton2019 Economic violence Peacocking
Caelenmw Microaggression Microagression
Ohmizzoutigers Human zoo Rogers v. American Airlines (1981)
Savsleev Rogers v. American Airlines (1981) Black Twitter
Gigirojas Feminine beauty ideal Human zoo
Zes9f9 Feminine beauty ideal Cancel culture
RaeStecker Rogers v. American Airlines (1981) Discrimination against transgender men
BelacLikeMe Black Twitter Effeminacy
Stephimsmith Lucile Bluford Rogers v. American Airlines (1981)
Tap3y9 Gender binary Jouissance
Mlncnd William Dorsey Swann Hip hop feminism
Skch96 Lucile Bluford Gender Roles in Childhood
CKRRKQ Gender binary Microaggression
Jade2047 Kiki (social gathering), Cancel culture, Human zoo Feminine beauty ideal
Amarie2003 Microagression Human zoo
Sydneyoscott William Dorsey Swann Scientology and celebrities
Hrgmk4 Black Twitter William Dorsey Swann
Marthagonzo Scientology and celebrities, Vibrator, Vibrator (sex toy) Vibrator (sex toy)
Brvndor Lucile Bluford
Tianacannavino Kiki (social gathering)

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 January 2022   |   Friday, 28 January 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:

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 - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 February 2022   |   Friday, 4 February 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 February 2022   |   Friday, 11 February 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 February 2022   |   Friday, 18 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 21 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 February 2022   |   Friday, 25 February 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 March 2022   |   Friday, 4 March 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 7 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 March 2022   |   Friday, 11 March 2022
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 March 2022   |   Friday, 18 March 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2022   |   Friday, 25 March 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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2022   |   Friday, 8 April 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 13 April 2022   |   Friday, 15 April 2022
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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 20 April 2022   |   Friday, 22 April 2022
Milestones

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

In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay