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Course name
PROJECTS IN DRAMATURGY
Institution
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
Instructor
Sara Freeman
Subject
DRAMATURGY
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
13


In this seminar, students gain a better understanding of dramaturgy and the role it plays in the work of actors, designers, directors, dramaturgs, and playwrights. In addition to reading, writing, and talking about dramaturgy, students develop skills as theatre makers by participating in practical projects sponsored by the department that explore the relationship amongst dramaturgy, collaboration, community, and one or more of the following areas: devising, new play development, re-imagining the classics, and theatre education.

Dramaturgs are – like playwrights, directors, designers and actors – theatre artists. They have played an increasingly important role in North American theatre from the mid-1970s to the present. They bring literary and historical knowledge to the task of understanding and interpreting new or classical plays in terms of storytelling, style, pacing, and theatrical effectiveness.

In addition to other projects, students in this class will research the work of notable dramaturgs between 1975 and 2020, many of them women and almost totally absent on Wikipedia. Under Professor Freeman's direction and with the help of the department's library liaison, they will learn how to put together a Wiki page, research the work of one or more of these notable dramaturgs, and create new Wiki pages for them, adhering to Wikipedia's guidelines with respect to writing about living individuals, neutrality, and so forth.

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 5 February 2021
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 2021   |   Friday, 12 February 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021   |   Friday, 19 February 2021
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

History

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021   |   Friday, 26 February 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021   |   Friday, 5 March 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

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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021   |   Friday, 12 March 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.

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