Adrianne Wadewitz
The Brown University Library invites local Wikipedians to an Edit-a-Thon in memory of Adrianne Wadewitz on Thursday, May 22 from 1:30 – 6 p.m. in the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab, 10 Prospect Street.
Co-organized by the Brown University Library and Northeastern University, this two-day Wadewitz Tribute Edit-a-Thon is part of a worldwide Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon in remembrance of Adrianne Wadewitz, a digital humanities scholar and teacher at HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory) and the Mellon Digital Scholarship Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Digital Learning + Research at Occidental College. The Edit-a-Thon at Northeastern is taking place on May 21 from 4 – 9 p.m.
Wadewitz died tragically this past April in a rock climbing accident. She was an energetic and inspiring teacher who focused on Wikipedia, feminism, and teaching pedagogy. Click here to read a message in remembrance of Wadewitz by Cathy Davidson, co-founder of HASTAC, including a link to Wadewitz’s blog.
People interested in participating in the Edit-a-Thon should bring their laptops to the Digital Scholarship Lab on the 22nd. All are welcome.
The Brown University Library is seeking additional organizers and helpers to be on staff during the event on May 22. If you would like to help out, contact Elli Mylonas, Senior Digital Humanities Librarian, at Elli_Mylonas@brown.edu, or Fiona Barnett, Adjunct Lecturer in Modern Culture and Media, at Fiona_M_Barnett@brown.edu.