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Course name
Black Women and Popular Culture
Institution
Howard University
Instructor
Msia Kibona Clark
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course is an examination of the representations of Black (African and African American) women that have dominated popular culture. The course looks at the history of those representations, especially in systems of colonialism and enslavement. These representations have fed tropes about Black women, tropes that have reinforced patriarchal structures, the silence around violence against Black women, and domestic policies that negatively impact Black women’s lives. The course also looks at how Black women are creating content to challenge those familiar tropes. The course considers how women create their own representations, which create spaces within patriarchal environments for women to exercise their agency and create counter-narratives.

Student Assigned Reviewing
ShantiKV Black American princess, Women & Hip Hop in the UK
ImaniCT Ratchet Feminism/ Womanism
KyleiMontgomery Representation of Black Women in Film Angry black woman
Black.Excellence.03 Black women in the Romance Industry
Apitter2389 The Black Women Radicals, Black Women Radicals
Tezolee03 Love & Hip Hop, Black Women In HipHop In South Africa
Annaryan21 Angry black woman
Lolo925 Shaybo
Nama.taha Black Women Photographers
NotaToken Black Women Radicals
Nyanis Ratchet Feminism/ Womanism
Trinitywb Black Women Radicals Black Women Radicals
Jeestees Political hip hop Misogynoir
Kenzywill2003 Feminist activism in hip hop
Anyiahlobley1 Black Girl Magic, Gigi LaMayne
Tracy.etehbenissan Shaybo
ZariaJackson Black women in the Romance Industry The Yard (Howard University)
Sunkissed17 African feminism, AfricanFeminism.com
Madisonfirle Women in Hip Hop in South Africa
Dorian.2x Women & Hip Hop in the UK, The Yard (Howard University)
Gleeful954 Women & Hip Hop in the UK Women & Hip Hop in the UK
Kaylasmernoff Video vixen, Black women in the Romance Industry
Chlo.enoch Misogyny in rap music, Ratchet Feminism/ Womanism
Daisha.Scott Black American princess Black Women Photographers
Trxll.deejay Representation of Black Women in Film
Amffma Shaybo Video vixen
JJe.ll51 Black American princess
Sareyah02 AfricanFeminism.com
Jflowers32
Marley Miller
HUAFST Kibona Black Girl Magic

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 16 September 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' 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 - Wikipedia Policies and Training

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 - Wikipedia Training
Assignment - Everyone has a Wikipedia account

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account. Students should create a user page and add a sentence or two about themselves.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 September 2021   |   Thursday, 23 September 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Edit Wikipedia

In copyediting, improve the clarity of a sentence or two in an article related to the class.

In class - Discussion

Content coverage of Black women on Wikipedia (WikiProject Africa, WikiProject African diaspora, & WikiProject Women)

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 September 2021   |   Thursday, 30 September 2021
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Exercise
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Films

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 2021
Assignment - Training

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 October 2021   |   Thursday, 14 October 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021
Assignment - Move 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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 November 2021   |   Thursday, 2 December 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!
Assignment - Reflective essay

Write a reflective essay (2–5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions using the following 5 prompts as guidance.

1. What did you learn about Wikipedia while creating the article?

2. How did you decide what to include in your article?

3. Include a summary of your contribution and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article.

4. How do you now understand your own role within today's information landscape?

5. Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?

Milestones

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

In class - In-class presentation