Elizabeth Pollard - History

RAISING THE STAKES: WITCHCRAFT ON WIKIPEDIA Elizabeth Ann Pollard Department of History

Background: Historical Discourse vs. Wikipedia? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BUT THESE ARE THE VERY ISSUES THAT A HISTORY METHODS COURSE IN HISTORIOGRAPHY ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS For elaboration of these ideas, see Roy Rosenzweig’s "Can History be Open Source? Wikipedia and the Future of the Past," Journal of American History 93, no. 1 (June 2006): 117-46.

Pin-Pointing the Problem ,[object Object],[object Object],Greco-Roman “Voodoo Doll,” now at the Louvre, which was used in similar ways as curse tablets --- namely to wish harm on the target of the spell.

Curse Tablets: A Problematic Existing Entry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Solution: Brewing Up an Entry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hans Baldung Grien’s Witches’ Sabbath (1510)

A Wiki-Stub ,[object Object],What’s wrong with this entry? Current scholarship suggests that the Formicarius is just as central to an understanding of early modern witchcraft accusations as the Malleus Maleficarum , which is much more well-known today and consequently treated in a much longer Wikipedia entry ? NO!

Unveiling the Entry for Examination by “Peers” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],T. H. Matteson’s Examination of a Witch (1853)

Curse Tablets: Room for Historiographical Discussion ,[object Object],[object Object],Example of contributor justification

Outcomes: Sample Student Entries on Wikipedia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Track student changes, thoughts, and historiographical comments in “ discussion” and “history” tabs associated with each individual entry.

Evaluation of the Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Student Survey-Based Feedback ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Revision Plans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Page from a Greco-Roman grimoire

Unexpected Outcome?: Student Pride in the Work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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