10th November (Tuesday)
2 hours
Los Angeles 9:00
New York 12:00
Buenos Aires 14:00
Amsterdam 18:00
Nairobi 20:00
Bangkok 00:00 (Weds 11th)
Warrane-Sydney 04:00 (Weds 11th)
Aotearoa-NZ 06:00 (Weds 11th)
Abstract
Wikipedia receives around 10,000 views per second globally, and is one of the world's most widely used sources of knowledge, yet the concepts, practices and scholarship associated with diverse and community economies remain unevenly represented within it. This session, co-organised with the founders of Wikipedia's most active WikiProject, Women in Red, will explore Wikipedia as a site where knowledge is collectively produced, contested and made accessible. Women in Red emerged to reduce gender bias on Wikipedia, amidst recognition that, as of October 2014, only 15.53% of English Wikipedia's biographies were about women (rising to 20% by December 2024, with community efforts). We will consider why Wikipedia matters for community economies, how representation and visibility are shaped on the encyclopedia, and how to contribute to improving that representation. The session, open to all, will include both theory and practice: Women in Red and some recent work to improve entries on diverse economies will be presented, before a practical introduction to editing Wikipedia. Anyone hoping to learn to edit should register for a Wikipedia account in advance.
Featuring: Roger Bamkin, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Thomas Smith and others