Submissions:2021/Architects Build Wiki: A Pilot Campaign Featuring Black Architects of Detroit
This submission has been accepted for WikiConference North America 2021.
Title:
- Architects Build Wiki: A Pilot Campaign Featuring Black Architects of Detroit
Theme:
- Global & Local, Relationship Building & Support, Inclusion & Diversity, Depth & Breadth for Newer Editors
Type of session:
- Presentation
Abstract:
Architects Build Wiki is a Wikipedia content improvement campaign launching in 2021 at the 50th National Organization of Minority Architects' (NOMA) annual conference in Detroit, Michigan. This is a collaboration with multiple partners: a professional society (NOMA), historian (Noir Design Parti), GLAM institution (The Wright Museum of African American History), and wiki expert (Wiki Strategies). In our pilot phase is we will focus on the Black architects of Detroit and their accomplishments; we will expand our scope to Black architects of other cities in the coming year, and publish a guide for like-minded organizations. We seek to learn from and build on the models of past successful campaigns including Wiki Women in Red, Wiki Loves Monuments, and News On Wiki. Three presenters—an architect/historian, a museum professional, and a wiki expert—will introduce the campaign as a team.
Video of the session
Academic Peer Review option:
- Yes
Author name:
E-mail address:
Wikimedia username:
- Peteforsyth
Affiliated organization(s):
Estimated time:
- 15-30 minutes
Special requests:
Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:
- We hosted this webinar.
If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)
- Yes