ART+FEMINISM theground
what: Art+Feminism is an international org. committed to closing information gaps related to gender, feminism, and the arts, beginning with Wikipedia. in 2024, Dr. Machado & Athena Vinson established a chapter of this org. called theground. in simple terms, we find folks on a list provided by ART+FEM that either are missing Wikipedia pages or whose pages are insufficient. we then edit those pages together on site or remotely. ART+FEM and Wikipedia then track our work.
why: representation/visibility recognizes existence, which invites others to similarly exist, and then create, build and maintain community. independent, community-based media is under threat from entities who aspire to limit and control access to information. feminism?—> feminism historically can mean different things. for us, feminism = the understanding that dominant culture and society generally are organized consistent with white, masculine, middle- or upper-class, Euro-American, not yet-yet-disabled, heterosexual norms. feminism works to help make this system visible and then change it to allow for other norms. [the core of this definition comes from Robyn Warhol, Narrative Theory: Core Concepts and Critical Debates, 2012]
when: off-site: always. on-site: as of 2024, most often weekly (site may vary).
who: us, you, likeminds.
how: to be part of our group, here’s the link: theground , which will prompt you to log-in/create an account with Wiki & accept site terms (OAuth).
to edit: pick someone or an entity from this list // email us lvchumanities ( a t ) lvc.edu that Wikipedia URL // that entity then will be assigned to our group. to start: if you are working on a Wiki page for a person, see where that person went to school // look up that school in Wiki // find the section of the page called Notable Alumni // if one exists (one usually does), assign that Wiki page to yourself at the dashboard for theground // then go back and edit that Wiki page Notable Alumni section to include the person on whom you are working. **note: it’s important that you assign yourself a given Wiki page within the dashboard of theground before you edit it so that our group progress can be recognized as part of Art + Feminism.