Decolonising knowledge/Webinar introduction

Decolonising knowledge on Wikipedia is an online webinar aiming at presenting strategies and approaches aiming at documenting colonialism, provenance, restitution, power dynamics and global critical perspectives on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects.

The project "Decolonising knowledge in Switzerland" is bringing together Wikipedians, Swiss GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) and researchers to enhance open content and open data related to colonisation, provenance, restitution, power dynamics and global critical perspectives. The aim is to improve articles and data on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects based on a series of exhibitions organised in Switzerland in 2024-2025.

The project supports Wikipedians in accessing information they can use as a reference to amend and integrate entries on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects and it offers training opportunities to GLAMs and researchers to learn how to prepare data for Wikipedians and edit articles and other data directly. The initiative is promoted by the Institute of Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), with the support of Wikimedia CH.

Join us online!

Title: Decolonising knowledge on Wikipedia: documenting colonialism, provenance, restitution, power dynamics and global critical perspectives
When: Wednesday 15 January 2025, 5.30 p.m. (CET)
Where: BBB https://cvs5133.ergonet.host/b/iol-gdq-fbx-tst
Language: English