Zachary J McDowell, Matthew A Vetter

Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality

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Produktbeschreibung

A contemporary examination of what information is represented, how that information is presented, and who gets to participate (and serve as gatekeeper) in the world's largest online repository for information, Wikipedia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780367555702
• ISBN-10: 0367555700
• Artikelnr.: 62275667

Autorenporträt

Zachary J. McDowell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His research focuses on access and advocacy in digitally mediated peer production spaces. In particular, Zach¿s research focuses on digital literacy, self efficacy, and how digitally mediated tools, particularly Wikipedia, shape these areas of inquiry. Matthew A. Vetter is an Associate Professor of English and affiliate faculty in the Composition and Applied Linguistics PhD program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His research asks questions related to technology, rhetoric, and writing, with a specific interest in investigations of the ideological and epistemological functions of digital communities.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Wikipedia's pillars and the reality they construct 2. What
counts as information: The construction of Reliability and Verifiability 3.
What counts as knowledge: Notability, knowledge gaps, and exclusionary
practices 4. How Wikipedia decides on who gets to contribute: Wikipedia
community and engagement 5. The reality that shapes Wikipedia