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This course provides a survey of gender in an international relations context. We will examine the relationship between gender inequalities through the study of key concepts: power, violence, globalization, democratization, transnational feminism, and ethnic nationalism. Students will leave the course with a better understanding of gender, masculinities, feminisms, and the scope and method debates in the Political Science and International Relations. We will pay special attention to the sub-field of Gender and International Relations and its curious interactions in academe. We begin with the debates about Feminist International Relations as a legitimate field of study and move to methods, gender, justice, sexuality, globalization and more. We will “gender, race, and add more sexual identity” posts to Wikipedia.
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 | Friday, 15 January 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' 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.
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 assignment blog
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 | Friday, 22 January 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion
Week 3
Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 January 2021 | Friday, 29 January 2021
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
Course meetings
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 | Friday, 26 February 2021
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.
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 10
Course meetings
Wednesday, 17 March 2021 | Friday, 19 March 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 11
Course meetings
Wednesday, 24 March 2021 | Friday, 26 March 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!
Week 12
Course meetings
Wednesday, 31 March 2021 | Friday, 2 April 2021
Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.