Workshop Art+Feminism x iniva: Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Palestine Clare Qualmann and Gargi Bhattacharyya

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“Wikipedia matters because it is a go-to source of information, the tenth most visited site in the world. People assume that if information is not on Wikipedia it doesn’t exist. Editing Wikipedia and creating new content is a vital tool for ensuring that histories are not erased”.

Join us at iniva on Monday 20 May from 1pm – 7pm for an Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon with a focus on Palestine in partnership with UAL Decolonising Arts Institute. In light of the current obliteration of universities, galleries, cultural centres, archives, artists, playwrights, writers, photographers and poets in Palestine, we will edit and create Wikipedia content on Palestinian artists, cultural organisations and heritage.

We will use material from Stuart Hall Library, as well as online resources, articles, books and any other sources you may wish to bring. Please feel free to come for the whole day or drop in for an hour.

This event will be co-hosted by Clare Qualmann (Associate Professor at The University of East London) and Gargi Bhattacharyya (Professor of Anti/Post/Decolonial Theory and Praxis at UAL Decolonising Arts Institute), who will give an introduction at the start of the session. This will be repeated at 3pm and 5.30pm, but there will be people on hand to support you and help you get started whenever you arrive.

No previous Wikipedia experience is needed but it’s essential to bring your laptop, power cord, and make sure to create a Wikipedia account before the event.

If you want to get involved with advance preparation of suggested entries for artists or organisations, materials to work from, or planning and organisation, please get in touch with Library and Archive Manager, Tavian Hunter, thunter@iniva.org.

This is a joint collaborative event between Art+Feminism and iniva as part of iniva’s programme Transformation of Silence.

Accessibility

It is free to attend this event and everyone is welcome. If you have accessibility requirements or questions please email library@iniva.org.

Co-Hosts

Clare Qualmann (she/her) is an artist/researcher whose work focuses on socially engaged, site specific, and experimental modes of contemporary creative practice, often using walking.  She is Associate Professor at The University of East London where her teaching and research explore the interconnections between art, activism and the radical potentials of participation. Clare first edited wikipedia at an Art+Feminism event in 2016 and has since organised a series of wikipedia edit-a-thons.

Gargi Bhattacharyya (they/them) is Professor of Anti/Post/Decolonial Theory and Praxis at UAL Decolonising Arts Institute and recently worked as Professor of Sociology at University of East London. Their work focuses on questions of systemic inequality and injustice and processes of imagination and collaboration that seek to navigate, bypass and overturn such structures. Gargi is the author of Empire’s Endgame (Pluto, 2021), We, the heartbroken (Hajar, 2023), The Futures of Racial Capitalism (Polity, 2023), Rethinking Racial Capitalism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018), Dangerous Brown Men (Zed, 2008) and Traffick (Pluto, 2005).

About Art+Feminism

We envision dismantling supremacist systems and creating pathways for everyone to participate in writing (and righting) history. From coffee shops and community centers to the largest museums and universities in the world, Art+Feminism leads a do-it-yourself and do-it-with-others campaign that teaches people of all gender identities and expressions to edit Wikipedia.

Art+Feminism’s 2024 campaign is titled “Solidarity! Solidarity. Solidarity?: We’re (not) all in this together!” calling for a deeper reflection of what solidarity means and what it looks like in practice and action. We invite you to learn with us as we unpack “solidarity” and how we can transform banner statements into action.

About Decolonising Arts Institute