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- Course name
- Asian American Cinema
- Institution
- University of Michigan
- Instructor
- Anne Cong-Huyen
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Film Television Media
- Course dates
- 2019-09-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
Despite their exclusion from the canon, Asians and Asian Americans were some of cinema's first subjects and some of its first creators. This course introduces students to the history of Asian American media-making in the United States from the early twentieth century into the present. Our goals are: 1) to apprehend the conditions faced by Asian American cultural producers; and 2) to gain a better understanding of how Asian American cultural producers actively resist, complicate, and transcend dominant representations. Screenings will range from pre-code Hollywood to studio musicals, community video, independent cinema, television, and the Internet.
For this course, students will be engaging in analyzing and editing Wikipedia to improve the content related to Asian American cinema
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 4 September 2019
- In class - Course introduction - What is Asian American Cinema?
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 September 2019 | Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 September 2019 | Wednesday, 18 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 September 2019 | Wednesday, 25 September 2019
- 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.
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 September 2019 | Wednesday, 2 October 2019
- In class - Library Instruction - Finding Library Resources
- Assignment - Exercise
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 October 2019 | Wednesday, 9 October 2019
- 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
- In class - Discussion
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- In class - Fall Study Break - No Class
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 October 2019 | Wednesday, 23 October 2019
- Assignment - Keep drafting your article
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 October 2019 | Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- In class - In-Class Editing Session
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 November 2019 | Wednesday, 6 November 2019
- 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.
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 November 2019 | Wednesday, 13 November 2019
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 November 2019 | Wednesday, 20 November 2019
- 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!
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 November 2019
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.