[new resource]: Wikipedia as a source of historical knowledge: applying digital source criticism

[spapastamkou]

Title of the resource

Wikipedia as a source of historical knowledge: applying digital source criticism

Resource type

External Resource

Authors, editors and contributors

Petros Apostolopoulos, Sofia Papastamkou, Alexandre Hocquet, Marijke Huisman

Topics (keywords)

wikipedia, digital source criticism

Learning outcomes

• Understand why the creation and popularisation of Wikipedia matter for historians
• Understand the policies and guidelines that define historical knowledge production in Wikipedia
• Become familiar with the features of the Wikipedia infrastructure that allow users to contextualise the collaborative production of historical narratives
• Learn how the features of the Wikipedia infrastructure shape historical narratives
• Understand how shared authority shapes the formation and evolution of historical narratives in Wikipedia
• Detect a variety of cultural perspectives and the ways in which they are expressed in historical narratives in Wikipedia

Abstract

A lesson on Wikipedia as a born-digital source of history and how to apply digital source criticism to it. The lesson invites historians to adapt their critical approach to Wikipedia as a born-digital source for historical research. More specifically, it suggests ways to apply digital source criticism to Wikipedia’s infrastructure and content and to explore potential uses of Wikipedia for historians. The lesson proposes a short introductory video and a set of five assignments. No specific technical skills are required to complete the assignments.

[spapastamkou]

URL: https://ranke2.uni.lu/u/wikipedia-historical-source/

[VickyGarnett]

Hi @spapastamkou - all those authors should be in the system now, so you can crack on and start drafting it up in the CMS. Let me know if you're having any problems! - V :)

[VickyGarnett]

Hi @spapastamkou - If you haven't done so already you can start drafting this resource up at any time in the CMS. You may have already found the link in the documentation, but just in case, you can find details of how to do that here: https://campus.dariah.eu/docs/using-the-content-management-system. Cheers :) Vicky

[spapastamkou]

@VickyGarnett I had done this back in September - do you have access to a draft or did I handle this with no care? :-) (in which case I will of course do it again)

[VickyGarnett]

Have you pushed it through to being 'In Review'?

[spapastamkou]

Found it: it was still in "draft" mode, I just modified this to "in review". You should now have access to it!

[VickyGarnett]

Hi @spapastamkou - please take a look at the notice on #1373 as it contains important information about your resources and the switch to the new Content Management System. Many thanks! Vicky