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Publication Date: 2023-Jun
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Developing Black Feminist Researcher Identities: A Youth-Engaged Wikipedia Case Study in Information Activism
Silva, Elise; Scott, Khirsten L.
Journal of Information Literacy, v17 n1 p244-258 Jun 2023
This project report describes a community-engaged, extra-institutional, out-of-school Wikipedia editing project focused on the digital literacies of Black girls. The project was located in a systemically under-resourced neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Given the under representation of Black women editing Wikipedia, and continued concerns about gaps in Wikipedia's content, this project made a critical intervention towards information justice. We report on the project's process in brainstorming, community engagement, set up, digital and analogue interactions, and reflection. Our approach was heavily informed by Black feminist pedagogy and critical information literacy.
Descriptors: African American Students, High School Students, After School Programs, Editing, Collaborative Writing, Encyclopedias, Electronic Publishing, Digital Literacy, Activism, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Social Justice, Brainstorming, Reflection, Feminism, Critical Literacy
CILIP Information Literacy Group. 7 Ridgmount Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7AE, United Kingdom. e-mail: JIL@cilip.org.uk; Web site: https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)
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