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Course name
WRIT 1150-26, Writing for Others
Institution
Georgetown University
Instructor
Lisbeth Fuisz
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing and Culture
Course dates
2024-08-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course focuses on the concept of “Writing for Others,” in which student work will be directed towards a public audience and adapted to meet the goals, guidelines, and ethos of a particular discourse community, in this case: English Wikipedia. Students will collaborate with other editors on Wikipedia, contributing to the site’s processes of knowledge production and distribution. Wikipedia is an every-day source of information for people worldwide. On the whole, Wikipedia seeks to democratize knowledge, crowdsourcing content through its many editors and providing free access to its readers. Given that many people use this site, it is also noteworthy that the encyclopedia is impacted by social justice issues present in the larger US society. By studying some of the ethical dimensions of working within English Wikipedia, students will be prepared to intervene to address gaps in Wikipedia and to bring about more knowledge equity on the site.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Zoefeinberg
Anastasia.barr
AutoEsp
Writ1150
Ab11424
Htb19
James os6589
Kounelaki.27
Nv282
Sofia2028
Arb1021
Ramblinman1
Mordecai Clancy
Kanarini43
Skyli12