Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New College of Florida/Art since 1945 (Spring 2022)

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Course name
Art since 1945
Institution
New College of Florida
Instructor
Katherine Brion
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2022-01-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course is a survey of the themes, contexts, and theories of modern, postmodern, and contemporary art from 1945 to the present in (primarily) the United States and Europe, beginning with the post-WWII emergence of New York City as the new artistic capital, and finishing with the global networks of contemporary practice. Emphasis will be placed on the increasing diversity of artistic media, practices (whether film and video, installation, or performance), and purposes, a diversity that opened up space for the exploration of politics, race, gender, and sexuality, and placed increasing pressure on the category of art itself. Students will help bring the course to a close by presenting on key contemporary artists while highlighting their connections with earlier artistic movements and situating them within current artistic trends.

Wikipedia assignment: in conjunction with their final project/presentation on a contemporary artist, the students contribute content to the artist's Wikipedia page.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jaymurphy25 Takashi Murakami
EmilyAnderson25 Cindy Sherman
Zenneplin Yinka Shonibare
Katmargerison Elliott Green
Riverastoria
H.nguyen25 Patricia Piccinini
C.lehner25 Maurizio Cattelan
Annie.dong24 Banksy
Ckeg599 Cai Guo-Qiang
Zorms887 Cruelty Squad
Emma.curtis24 David Hockney
DaniAmzq2 Ellen Gallagher

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 March 2022   |   Friday, 1 April 2022
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Choose contemporary artist

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 April 2022   |   Friday, 8 April 2022
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 April 2022   |   Friday, 15 April 2022
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 - Evaluate Wikipedia
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 - Exercise
In class - Discussion
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 April 2022   |   Friday, 22 April 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

Week 13

Course meetings
Friday, 29 April 2022
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 May 2022   |   Friday, 6 May 2022
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

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 - 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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Assignment - Reflective essay
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.
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 16

Course meetings
Friday, 20 May 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!
Milestones

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