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Course name
Black Art Now
Institution
Centre College
Instructor
Peter Haffner
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2020-10-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
7


What does it mean to be a “Black” artist? What does “Black” art look like? Who gets to use such terms and for what purposes? These are questions that have long challenged, frustrated, and motivated artists of African descent, especially within Eurocentric contexts of art world capitals like Paris, New York, and London. Students in this course will engage with the work of a broad array of artists of African descent, including those active in the Harlem Renaissance, navigating the Parisian “primitivism” fad, contributing to major artistic trends of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, and engaging politically with the Black Power movement and others of the 1960s and 70s.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Inirihamye Crystal Wilkinson, Ann Allen Shockley, Where We At, Agaseke
Hicung Emory Douglas, Harriet Powers
SANevarez Hale Woodruff, Alvin D. Loving, John T. Scott
Willem Hardy William Edouard Scott
Madalyn.mead Shirley Prendergast, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, Elise Forrest Harleston, AUDELCO
Sophiegrindon African art in Western collections, James A. Porter, Charlotte Osgood Mason
Hannahterry15 Kentucky Folk Art Center, Artists of the 1960's, Black Panther Party (newspaper), Mark Anthony Mulligan
Ali-grace.fleeman Beauford Delaney, William E. Harmon Foundation, Palmer Hayden
Kmblim Thelma Johnson Streat, Gwendolyn Knight, Suzanna Ogunjami

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020   |   Friday, 16 October 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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020   |   Friday, 23 October 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Choose 3-5 possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020   |   Friday, 30 October 2020
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020   |   Friday, 6 November 2020
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 2020   |   Friday, 13 November 2020
Assignment - Peer review three articles

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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020   |   Thursday, 19 November 2020   |   Friday, 20 November 2020
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


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 - 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 23 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 November 2020   |   Thursday, 26 November 2020   |   Friday, 27 November 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
Milestones

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