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Course name
Islamic Art
Institution
University of Richmond
Instructor
Agnieszka Szymanska
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2022-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
14


This course examines Islamic art in the Mediterranean region, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Sub-Saharan Africa from ca. 650 CE to ca. 1500 CE. Students will study diverse Islamic artworks and monuments in their historical contexts with the help of primary texts in translation. The Wikipedia assignment will ask students either to work on an existing article or write a new one.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Lucymcginnis Islamic manuscripts Congregational mosque, Qasr al-Kharana
Shakera Patterson Islamic Cairo Islamic Cairo, Qusayr 'Amra, Paradise
Georgialeakey Islamic Cairo Abu Nuwas, Islamic manuscripts, Islamic Cairo
Vsmithmartin Abu Nuwas Mshatta Facade, Qasr al-Kharana
LaurenM247 Mshatta Facade Islamic ornament, Timurid art
IslamicArt22 Islamic ornament, Abbasid Samarra Timurid art, Islamic Cairo
Charlottemeans Qusayr 'Amra Abu Nuwas, Qasr al-Kharana
Zorabissell Congregational mosque Islamic manuscripts, Paradise
Kentwpeters Islamic manuscripts Abu Nuwas, Congregational mosque
Amaramurphy
Hopemanning7 Timurid art Islamic ornament, Islamic manuscripts
Maclainemary Islamic ornament Mshatta Facade, Timurid art
Sdolphin02 Paradise Islamic manuscripts, Islamic ornament
Joe.harkins.richmond Qasr al-Kharana Paradise, Qusayr 'Amra, Islamic Cairo

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022
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
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 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!
In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 21 November 2022
Milestones

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