Hello and Greetings from the CCCC Wikipedia Initiative!
Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, we are changing the dater for our fall event — Restoring “Students’ Right to Their Own Language” on Wikipedia, which will now be held on Friday, Dec. 5, from 1-3pm ET / 10am-12pm PT.
If you have already registered, thank you, and no need to make any changes. We are hoping that this new date will also enable more folks to attend.
Keep reading to learn more about this event focused on students’ language rights, Wikipedia’s deletion processes, and how we can work together to restore and protect vital disciplinary knowledge in Wikipedia.
Please register in advance to attend.
Restoring “Students’ Right to Their Own Language” on Wikipedia
Dec. 5, from 1-3pm ET / 10am-12pm PT: Join us for a discussion and collaborative editing session focused on the deleted Wikipedia article “Students’ Right to Their Own Language.” In this online event, we welcome the UC Santa Barbara student who created the article to tell us about her editing experience and what motivated her to focus on the topic in the first place. We’ll also explore why this foundational document in Writing Studies was removed from Wikipedia and how we can work collectively to restore and improve this article. Together, we’ll examine Wikipedia’s sourcing policy, discuss strategies for building a stronger article, and begin the work of bringing this crucial piece of our disciplinary history back to one of the world’s most-visited knowledge resources. Register today to secure your place.
Please register in advance to attend. Spots are limited!
https://iupvideo.zoom.us/meeting/register/rkWcl1O4RGOyFBCm0L2N2w
What to Expect
The 1974 resolution Students’ Right to Their Own Language (STROL) stands as a landmark statement in Writing Studies and is without a doubt notable and worth representation both in the field and beyond it. So why was the Wikipedia article focused on this statement deleted? In this session, we’ll discuss what happened, why it matters, and what we can do about it. This interactive event will provide opportunities for attendees to hear from the original creator of the article, learn about Wikipedia’s deletion processes, contribute ideas for rebuilding the article, and participate in collaborative editing. Whether you’re a Wikipedia veteran or curious newcomer, your voice and expertise can help ensure that this vital piece of our field’s history has a presence on one of the world’s most influential knowledge platforms.
Want to contribute to our Zotero bibliography on STROL? Check out what sources we’ve added so far, and add additional references here: https://www.zotero.org/groups/6225390/strol
Learn more about us
One of the most visited websites in the world, Wikipedia has emerged within living memory as a key knowledge-broker and perception-shaper for readers and writers worldwide. Writing expert knowledge into Wikipedia is one important way we can address knowledge gaps, imbalances, and misinformation online. Established in 2019, the CCCC Wikipedia Initiative proceeds from the conviction that it matters to edit Wikipedia, especially for academics committed to knowledge equity as a fundamental groundwork for social justice. The CCCC Wikipedia Initiative is working to develop skills, cultivate inclusive community, and build structures of support and recognition for past, present, and future CCCC members who recognize the importance of engaging with Wikipedia as a form of global public humanities scholarship.
Thank you! On behalf of the CCCC Wikipedia Initiative Team,
Co-chairs Matthew A. Vetter and Jennifer K. Johnson
Matt Vetter, PhD (he/him)
Professor of English
Dept. of Language, Literature, and Writing
Indiana University of Pennsylvania