#WCCWiki: Using Wikipedia for Public Engagement and Social Change

Fri. Feb. 7 03:30 PM - Fri. Feb. 7 04:30 PM
Contact: Peter J. Miller, pj.miller@uwinnipeg.ca
Location: 3D01

Dr. Victoria Austen-Perry, University of Winnipeg

Wikipedia, the fifth most visited website in the world, is one of the most influential sources of information available. However, gaps and prejudice remain: out of the 1.5 million biographies available, only 17% focus on women. This talk examined the targeted online activism of the #WCCWiki project, the Women's Classical Committee's project to rectify Wikipedia's stark gender imbalance, beginning with Classics and Classical scholarship.

Light refreshments provided. All welcome.

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_{Watch Dr. Austen-Perry's talk archived on YouTube}