[Libs-Or] Writing Black History into Wikipedia

[Bridges, Laurie]

Good morning!

Please consider joining us for OSU’s third annual “Writing Black History of the PNW into Wikipedia” editathon. This virtual event will begin with a keynote by Dr. Alexandria Lockett of Spelman College at 1 pm on Friday, February 26th. Followed by an editathon (Folks new to Wikipedia editing are encouraged to participate – training provided!). Please register to attend all or part of the event.<https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/PNW2021>

Curious to learn how Oregon’s Black history is currently represented in Wikipedia? Here is a list of current articles<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African-American_history_of_Oregon>, many of which need improvement.

About Dr. Lockett: She is an Assistant Professor of English at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She specializes in professional writing and technical communication with an emphasis on access and knowledge equity. Lockett is committed to expanding Wikipedia engagement among culturally diverse editors. For at least a decade, she has taught college writing with Wikipedia and conducted faculty development workshops at various institutions about integrating Wikipedia editing with writing and research across the disciplines. Her professional service includes a major focus on Wikipedia, as well. She serves on the CCCC special executive committee on Wikipedia (2018-current). Additionally, she has served as a consultant and technical writer for the Wiki Education Foundation (2015-2019).  She is co-editor of the book Learning From the Lived Experiences of Graduate Student Writers (Utah State University Press, May 2020). She also publishes about the technological politics of race, surveillance, and access in articles that appeared in Composition Studies, Enculturation, and Praxis, as well as chapters featured in Wikipedia @ 20: An Incomplete Revolution (MIT Press), Humans at Work in the Digital Age (Routledge), Out in the Center (Utah State University Press), and Black Perspectives on Writing Program Administration: From the Margins to the Center (SWR Press).

Please contact us with any questions!

The 2021 OSU Editathon Team: Laurie Bridges, Diana Park, Tiah Edmunson-Morton, and Ally Fripp




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Laurie Bridges
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Oregon State University
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