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Course name
Medicine, Race, and Gender
Institution
Georgetown University
Instructor
Theodora Danylevich
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2021-01-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This course explores topics, questions, and debates in relation to how power relations impact the history and implementation of medical constructs and labels, even shaping (and being shaped by) notions of Gender and Race. We explore, thus, some of the origins of medicalization as a form of oppression as well as some of the origins of health inequities. Students contribute to articles that touch on topics that we address.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sophianunn
Mesmith017
TeakHo
Mpf53
Rani110
Escadar Alemayehu
Cnoellec49
Siena1018
Sh1539
Rbullied
Morré Taylor
Meghanmcq
ReedNatalie
Amb543
Rhya Evans
Kfreda
Laurencox1
Amyzhou314
Ruthkayongo1
HoyaHoops
Cek78
Rka77
Rowanmoreland

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 January 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.)


Wikipedia assignment blog ** these will be adapted to occasional discussion

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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 1 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Here are some sample articles students from previous semesters of this class have worked on -- check these out both to get an idea of what it is you might choose to do, but also to evaluate them, if you like. Also, a few times I've had students revisit articles that were edited in previous semesters and the result has always been good so just bc it's been touched before by students in a previous version of this class does NOT preclude you from also working on it. ALSO on a few occasions students have created an entirely new article. This is an option just a bit more work -- worthwhile if you feel strongly about it!

Environmental Racism

Ableism

Gender discrimination in the medical profession

Transgenerational trauma

Mental disorders and gender

Eugenics in the United States

Postpartum depression

Maternal health

Race and health in the United States

Genetics and Abortion

Climate change in the United States

Undertreatment of pain

Sickle cell disease

Discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS

 


In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Genes and Proteins

LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Psychology

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 March 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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 March 2021
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, 15 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 March 2021
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021
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, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 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
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Milestones

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