Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University Channel Islands/Modern European Imperialisms 1830-1930 (Fall)

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Course name
Modern European Imperialisms 1830-1930
Institution
California State University Channel Islands
Instructor
Robin Mitchell
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2020-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This course will explore the modern world’s often brutal – and always complex – encounter with some of the peoples it colonized in the modern “Age of Empire,” and the many different ways in which historians have written about this encounter. Special attention will be paid to the French, British and Belgians in Africa, and the devastating impact of their policies. Themes we will consider include the motives for European expansion; the emergence of new racist and humanitarian ideologies; masculinity, interracial unions, and fears of miscegenation; women’s roles in empire; strategies of resistance and accommodation to colonial rule; and the continuing influence of the colonial past on Europe’s multicultural societies today.

The course has two specific objectives: 1) to familiarize students with the many different ways historians have written and continue to write about empire in the modern era and 2) to complete a group project on a topic related to the topic of modern empires based principally upon primary source material. By using contemporary accounts of a particular colonial encounter, students will gain a better understanding of the process of expansion at a time when the West had an overwhelming technological advantage over the peoples it colonized. Themes to consider include: the difference between land-based and overseas empires; the economic, political and moral motives for expansion in the nineteenth and/or twentieth centuries; the emergence of new racist and humanitarian ideologies connected to empires; forms of colonial violence, from legal codes to genocide; strategies of resistance and accommodation to colonial rule; and men and women’s different roles in empire.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Talvaro993 Piracy in the Caribbean
Z.Weisshaar The Rhodes Colossus
Bruno7123 Human Zoos The Rhodes Colossus
Efrain805 British Raj
Rfern15 Human zoo
NadiaRLopez Pears (soap)
Seanseabolt The Rhodes Colossus
Wisdom&KnowledgeSeeker The Rhodes Colossus
JoHdez Piracy in the Caribbean
Arianasainz72 The Rhodes Colossus Pears (soap), Piracy in the Caribbean
Jayb.rd98
N.gagan The Rhodes Colossus
AustinJAragon British Raj, British Raj railway section
Tfer92 Pears (soap)
FalkenCSUCI Piracy in the Caribbean, Piracy in the carribean
Samiiee!34 Pears (soap)
M. Abe 2727 Pears (soap)
Chrisrobles416 Pears (soap)
SealEdits
TJkiwi
Frank.p873 History of rail transport in India

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 30 September 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' 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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Assignment - Exercise

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 23 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 November 2020   |   Thursday, 26 November 2020   |   Friday, 27 November 2020   |   Saturday, 28 November 2020
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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 30 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 2 December 2020
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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 7 December 2020   |   Wednesday, 9 December 2020
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

Week 16

Course meetings
Monday, 14 December 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Milestones

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