AfroCROWDUK x IHR: Black Lives in England 1500 - 1800 Wikipedia Workshop
- Event type
- Workshop
- Address
- IHR Research Training Room, N318, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
- Speakers
- Miranda Kaufmann (Institute of Commonwealth Studies), Kelly Foster (AfroCROWD UK)
- Event dates
- Contact
- ihr.events@sas.ac.uk 020 7862 8740
Miranda Kaufmann, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Kelly Foster, AfroCROWD UK
AfroCROWD UK is holding a Wikipedia workshop at the Institute of Historical Research. Join us to learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and improve the online encyclopedia's coverage of early modern Black lives in England.
The day will include:
- training on how to contribute to Wikipedia
- a talk by Dr Miranda Kaufmann, author of 'Black Tudors: The Untold Story'
- a tour of the IHR Library
- a complimentary library card for the IHR Library.
All are welcome. Please bring your laptop (don't forget your power cable) if you have one.
Feel free to join us online
#AfroCROWDxIHR
#AfroCROWD
This event is in partnership with AfroCROWD UK and IHR.
AfroCROWD UK is part of an international initiative to create and improve information about the African diaspora on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia platforms and to increase awareness of the open knowledge movements among potential contributors of African descent.
http://afrocrowd.org
@AfroCROWDIT
