Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Sarah Lawrence College/Histories of Modern and Contemporary Art, 1955 - Present (Spring)
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- Course name
- Histories of Modern and Contemporary Art, 1955 - Present
- Institution
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Instructor
- Sarah Hamill
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Art History
- Course dates
- 2020-01-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 45
This course is an introduction to modern and contemporary art from 1880 to the present. In the spring, we will explore a sea change that began in the 1960s—against a changing social, economic, and political sphere—as artists tested modernist categories of painting and sculpture; incorporated new technologies such as television and video into their art; and questioned the hierarchies of art’s production, reception, and display through protest, activism, and audience participation. We will look closely at how artists embraced radicality by protesting for civil rights, women’s rights, and LGBTQ+ rights and by claiming an antiwar politics. In the last 20 years, all of this shifted with the return to traditional categories of painting and sculpture and the rise of the global art market.
The Spring 2020 semester will culminate in a Wikipedia assignment where students will create and edit Wikipedia articles about underrepresented artists.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 February 2020
- 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' workspaces.
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 - Due Before Class
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 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 February 2020 | Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 February 2020 | Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 March 2020 | Wednesday, 4 March 2020
- Assignment - Due Before Class
- Resources for Research and Writing on Wikipedia
Wikipedia Subject Guides:
Sarah Lawrence Resources:
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 March 2020 | Wednesday, 11 March 2020
- Assignment - Choose your topic - Due March 11
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 March 2020 | Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 March 2020 | Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 March 2020 | Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 April 2020 | Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 April 2020 | Wednesday, 15 April 2020
- Assignment - Due Before Class
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
- In class - In class excercise
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 April 2020 | Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 April 2020 | Wednesday, 29 April 2020
- Assignment - Due Before Class
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.
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!
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 May 2020 | Wednesday, 6 May 2020
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.