{"id":111,"date":"2016-04-12T22:16:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T22:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/wir\/?p=111"},"modified":"2016-04-13T21:54:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T21:54:52","slug":"spy-week-2016-women-in-espionage-fact-fiction-editathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/wir\/spy-week-2016-women-in-espionage-fact-fiction-editathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Spy Week 2016: Women in Espionage (Fact & Fiction) editathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spy Week<\/span><\/h3>\n

Our latest Wikipedia editathon event is for Spy Week 2016<\/a> in collaboration with Penny Fielding, (Grierson Professor of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh), Marco Polvara, Alice Kelly, Eugenia Twomey and our liaison librarians, Shenxiao Tong and Angela Nicholson).<\/p>\n

Edinburgh Spy Week is organised by the University of Edinburgh<\/a>, the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, the National Library of Scotland<\/a>, the Edinburgh Filmhouse<\/a>, and Blackwell\u2019s Bookshop.<\/p>\n

The week begins with Dame Stella Rimington in Conversation with Prof Penny Fielding<\/b> Date and time: Monday 11 April, 5.30pm-7pm Venue: 50 George Square Lecture Theatre
\nWhat roles have women played in spy fiction, and how do they compare to the realities of women\u2019s role in the history of espionage? Dame Stella Rimington, the first female director general of MI5 and author of the acclaimed Liz Carlisle spy fiction series, will discuss the questions in conversation with Professor Penny Fielding, Grierson Chair of English at the University of Edinburgh.<\/i><\/p>\n

The week concludes with: Writing Spy Lives (A Panel Discussion with Jeremy Duns and Ben MacIntyre)<\/b> Date and time: Friday 15 April, 5.30pm-7pm Venue: Project Room, 50 George Square
\nHow to write the biography of a spy \u2013 a subject who, by profession, must often conceal a true identity and fabricate fake ones in the line of duty? What challenges and opportunities are there for biographers seeking to uncover the story of the lives of spies involved in secret, and politically sensitive, international affairs? These and other questions raised by writing spy lives will be explored by spy novelist and biographer Jeremy Duns (Dead Drop: The True Story of Oleg Penkovsky and the Cold War\u2019s Most Dangerous Operation (2013)), and historian, journalist and biographer Ben MacIntyre (Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal (2014)).<\/i><\/p>\n

For the full programme of Spy Week guest speakers and activities please click here: http:\/\/www.spyweek.llc.ed.ac.uk\/<\/a>
\nMost events (aside from the films) are free, but ticketed via Eventbrite (see the event pages on the above website).<\/p>\n

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Women in Espionage<\/p><\/div>\n

Wikipedia editathon for Spy Week 2016: Women in Espionage and Spy Fiction<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

For this particular event, the University of Edinburgh\u2019s Information Services and Wikimedia UK<\/a> are organising an editathon focused on Women in Espionage<\/b> to celebrate Spy Week 2016<\/a> on 13-14 April 2016 near the other Spy Week venues in Teaching Studio LG.07, David Hume Tower Building, George Square, Edinburgh.Click here for Google Maps.<\/a><\/p>\n

You can attend on one day or both days. Full training will be provided both days so new editors are very welcome to attend. If you have had Wikipedia training before, feel free to either start editing immediately on arrival or arriving a little later to skip the training portion of the afternoon. If you’d like to take part in the virtual event hosted by Women in Red<\/a>. You can sign up here<\/a> to participate.<\/p>\n

This Wikimedia event forms part of Spy Week 2016 as a day of celebration which helps people learn about the achievements of women in espionage, inspiring others and creating new role models for young and old alike. Did you know that approximately only 16% of the biographies on Wikipedia relate to notable women? The aim of our editathon is to add to and improve the coverage of individuals, events and resources related to women in espionage.<\/p>\n

Helpful updates could be as simple as:<\/b> Making sure reference links are still appropriate and functional; Adding new inline citations\/references; Adding a photo; Adding an infobox; Adding data to more fields in an existing infobox; Creating headings; Adding categories; etc.<\/p>\n

The following is a small sample of topics and women to work on, with thanks to Megalibrarygirl<\/a> for getting the ball rolling.<\/p>\n

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Chief Operator Grace Banker<\/a> receiving the Distinguished Service Medal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Hitlist of target articles to create or improve:
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