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Course name
Black Art Now
Institution
Centre College
Instructor
Peter Haffner
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2022-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


What does it mean to be a “Black” artist? What does “Black” art look like? Who gets to use such terms and for what purposes? These are questions that have long challenged, frustrated, and motivated artists of African descent, especially within Eurocentric art-world contexts. Students in this course will be introduced to the work of a broad array of artists of African descent, primarily focusing on artists based in North America. How have artists found agency within institutional and cultural barriers and what are the political implications of their work? How have artists addressed their African heritage (or not)? How has the work of Black artists shaped our understandings of art history and visual studies?

Student Assigned Reviewing
Mickjenk Skunder Boghossian
Jnicospace Mabel Hampton
Olivia.bunger
Centre LK Laura Facey
Ben J. Class of '24
Monsemed
LucyCOwen Raymond Saunders
Monopolycms Raymond Saunders
Elizabethbow Harriet Powers
Lizzzzzle Ouattara Watts
Sarah Hancock James Thomas (blues musician)
Art Animal Lover
Justice062892

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 1 September 2022

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 September 2022   |   Thursday, 8 September 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 September 2022   |   Thursday, 15 September 2022
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 September 2022   |   Thursday, 22 September 2022
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 September 2022   |   Thursday, 29 September 2022
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

History

Assignment - Add to an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2022   |   Thursday, 13 October 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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 October 2022
Assignment - Choose 3-5 possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 October 2022   |   Thursday, 27 October 2022
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 November 2022   |   Thursday, 3 November 2022

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 November 2022   |   Thursday, 10 November 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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 November 2022   |   Thursday, 17 November 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!

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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 November 2022   |   Thursday, 1 December 2022
Milestones

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

Assignment - Reflective essay
In class - In-class presentation
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!