2023:Program/Poster sessions/FWSZN7-Five Years with Wiki Loves Folklore - poster

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Title: Five Years with Wiki Loves Folklore - poster

Speakers:

Joy

Joy Agyepong outreach coordinator at Wiki Loves Folklore & Feminism and Folklore.

Stella

I am Stella Sessy Agbley, a Records officer/Paper Conservator with the Preservation Service Unit of PRAAD Ghana, my Username SAgbley

Wikilover90

Founder and Strategy Director for Wiki Loves Folklore

Tiven2240

Chief Coordinator for Wiki Loves Folklore and Feminism and Folklore.

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Etherpad link

Room: Expo Space

Start time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:30:00 +0800

End time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:32:00 +0800

Type: Poster session

Track: No (pretalx) track id specified

Submission state: confirmed

Duration: 2 minutes

Do not record: false

Presentation language: en


Abstract & description[edit source]

Abstract[edit source]

Poster Category: GLAM, Heritage, and Culture Session Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Singapore

A poster about the five year journey of Wiki Loves Folklore International photography campaign - past, present and future!

Description[edit source]

Wiki Loves Folklore international campaign on Wikimedia Commons to document the intangible heriatge including oral traditions, cultural practices, festivals, cuisine, and much more. In the last five years, we have been able to get 79,884 images from 6,414 photographers from over 168 countries.

This posterwill introduce in a light, visual, and quick way our journey of last five years and share the qualitative and quantitative impact it had on Wikimedia Commons, documentation of intangible heritage and editor demographics.

Further details[edit source]

Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?

Wiki loves Folklore covers 168 countries and illustrates, precisely, the very own and unique traits of many peoples in the world: their livelihood, their celebrations, rituals, etc.

It represents the future of the movement because of its potential at addressing and minimizing content gaps when it comes to written sources and western-only topics, and even in western contexts, has a potential of addressing some bias such as academicism, urban-centerness, etc.

Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?

  • Tick Onsite in Singapore
  • Empty Remote online participation, livestreamed
  • Empty Remote from a satellite event
  • Empty Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
  • Empty Pre-recorded and available on demand


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