Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Michigan/Sex and Sexuality in Jewish History and Culture (Winter 2019)
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- Course name
- Sex and Sexuality in Jewish History and Culture
- Institution
- University of Michigan
- Instructor
- Anne Cong-Huyen
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-23 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
This course explores Jewish understandings and practices of sexuality and sex/gender from antiquity to the present. We will consider how different concepts of gender – masculine, feminine, nonbinary, queer, and more – interacted with sexual practices and ideas in a variety of religious, social, and political contexts. And we’ll not only trace shifting notions of sexuality and gender but also examine how these notions shored up differing ways of being and doing Jewishness.
We will study ancient and medieval traditions (Bible, Talmud, Kabbalah) and their transformations in modern Jewish communities through contemporary Jewish movements, medieval Jewish practices and imaginaries in Christian and Islamicate worlds, and the complexities of modern Jewish formations in the US and Israel/Palestine, and the present. Our source materials will range across the ritual, legal, ethical, and visual-material, from the philosophical to the everyday. A recurring difficulty we’ll have to grapple with is how we can study cultures in different times and places using present-day categories and identities (e.g. heterosexuality and LGBTQ history). We will try to approach this problem through creative projects and experimental writing.
Projects of Interest
Research Guide
- Research resources to use when finding sources/citations
- Library Wikipedia Research Guide
- Wiki Markup Cheat Sheet
Need help? Contact your librarians!
Timeline
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 7 February 2019
- In class - Intro to the Wikipedia Assignment and Library Resources
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.
On 2/7, we'll be joined by two librarians who will introduce us to library resources, databases, and the process of finding academic research.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.)
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 February 2019 | Thursday, 14 February 2019
- Assignment - 1-page paper comparing academic article and Wikipedia article due
- Milestones
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 February 2019 | Thursday, 21 February 2019
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 February 2019 | Thursday, 28 February 2019
- In class - Guided In-class Editing (Edit-a-thon)
Reach out to your Librarians or Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Assignment - Exercise
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun making edits in Wikipedia.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 March 2019 | Thursday, 7 March 2019
- In class - Self-guided Wikipedia editing & Reflection
Review the tutorials and exercises completed previously and consult your librarians or Wikipedia expert for assistance. ScholarSpace will also be holding additional office hours for drop-in assistance.
- Milestones
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 March 2019 | Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Assignment - Self-guided Wikipedia editing & Reflection
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; revise the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better.
Reminder: ScholarSpace will also be holding additional office hours for drop-in assistance.
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 March 2019 | Thursday, 21 March 2019
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.