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Course name
Sexuality and Politics
Institution
Bowling Green State University
Instructor
R.G. Cravens
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
LGBTQ Politics
Course dates
2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


The LGBTQ Movement has experienced one of the most remarkable ascendancies in modern civil rights organizing. As late as 2003, ten states criminally sanctioned same-sex sexual behavior while it was legal in more than three-quarters of the states to discriminate in employment, public accommodations, the provision of healthcare and education, family services and adoption, and banking because one was (or was suspected of being) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Yet, by 2015, the United States recognized the legal right of same-sex couples to marry and almost three-quarters of the population live in states that protect residents regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. What accounts for this remarkable rise? What is the future of LGBTQ rights in the United States and around the world? Throughout this course, we will analyze these two key questions. This course is a survey of the emergence and growth of sexual and gender minority political identity, primarily in the United States. This course focuses on the intersectional nature of socially constructed identities and the effect of intersecting social and political power structures on the LGBTQ Movement, LGBTQ interest groups, and individual LGBTQ political attitudes and behaviors.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Mbmogan Transgender people and religion Gender dysphoria
Jonahx11! Transgender people in sports Transgender people and religion
Kam.peyton Gender dysphoria Androgyny
Kododendron Androgyny Queer Baiting
Anaber123 Queer baiting Transgender people in sports
Bperce
Lgeorge1203 Intersex human rights LGBT student center
Jowilson510 LGBT student center Intersex human rights
Cooperc123 Drum (American magazine) LGBT rights in the United States
Evpjones LGBT themes in video games Drum (American magazine)
Mmyosef LGBT rights in the United States LGBT themes in video games
MollzMayes LGBT slang History of violence against LGBT people in the United States
Kyoungp Pride in London LGBT slang
PstMar23 LGBT social movements, History of violence against LGBT people in the United States Pride in London
Mnguytono Straight ally LGBT tourism
Bblakesmith BDSM and the law
Jakescheese Homophobic Propaganda Compulsory heterosexuality
MelanieACain Compulsory heterosexuality Homophobic Propaganda
PK pols Bacha posh Transgender people and religion
POLS4000Student David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act LGBT slang

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 January 2019   |   Friday, 1 February 2019
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.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019   |   Friday, 8 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019   |   Friday, 15 February 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Friday, 22 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019   |   Friday, 1 March 2019
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

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019   |   Friday, 8 March 2019
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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Friday, 15 March 2019
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 April 2019
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Friday, 12 April 2019
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019   |   Friday, 19 April 2019
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 - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019   |   Friday, 26 April 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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