1 or more films that you have subtitled.In some cases, you may choose to enhance an existing article, especially if it is a "stub." If you do not wish to actually submit the article to Wikipedia, you may send it to me as Word document (with embedded links and images), and your grade will not be affected - but it doesn't teach you how to edit and create on Wikipedia, and it doesn't enhance the state of publically accessible knowledge. 1 or more Wikipedia pages created with links both from and to your article, and references (Wikipedia requires that every article should have references to a printed, paper book).1-2 page summary of what you did, and why this is a worthwhile contribution. I will communicate with you in class about how to make it available to everyone when they need it. You will need to do research for the Wikipedia entry, and the best book for that is Italian Silent Cinema: A Reader. I will give guidance on all the elements of the project: where can you find the movies? How do you create and edit subtitle files? How does editing on Wikipedia work? You will write 1-2 pages that summarize the work that you've done. So, you will help future undergraduates studying silent film and help enrich the understanding of Italian film by addressing both Wikipedia and the question of subtitles by (a) creating or significantly enhancing a Wikipedia entry for an Italian silent film (including those we are seeing this semester), and (b) creating English language subtitles for at least one Italian silent film we are not seeing this semester. Together, these make it almost impossible to teach a class on Italian silent cinema, and very difficult for American college students to watch, read about and write about this era of Italian film - and similarly, makes it difficult for scholars of cinema who are outside of a very narrow specialization (i.e., who speak Italian and have access to contacts in Italy and archives in Italy and in Europe) to know much about what was one of the most important early rivals to Hollywood. The vast majority of films that are available on the internet do not have English language subtitles (they also do not have any musical accompaniment). Many films have no entry on Wikipedia in English or, sometimes, in any other language. There is a great deal of scholarly work that needs to be done on Italian silent cinema, and some of it can be done by you.
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