[Gendergap] No sources - argh!!

[Ryan Kaldari]

Does Urubamba have a library? If they do, I would check there first and 
ask the librarian if they have any books on local history/culture. If 
not, you may want to check out http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oral_citations

Ryan Kaldari

On 10/24/11 9:03 PM, Erin O'Rourke wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I'm currently living in Urubamba, Peru I want to improve the article 
> on the town. Unfortunately I'm not sure where to start given so little 
> is published about it. My efforts to find history I could source has 
> come up with little to nothing, but given I'm living here I now know 
> the official founding date of the town is November 9th and is 
> considered a holiday. That's just one example of the many things I'm 
> finding out that one would never find published. I'm thinking not but 
> I figured I'd ask anyway - does Wikipedia make any provision for local 
> or unsourced knowledge?
>
> Also, I think the question is relevant and interesting to this list if 
> only in terms of what kind of information is privileged as important 
> enough to get published - there is much in the way of critiquing 
> knowledge regarded as official due to its published status while 
> minority, indigenous and womens' voices go unheard due to power 
> structures that result in erasure.
>
> Any feedback would be much appreciated!
>
> -- 
> Erin O'Rourke
> http://erin-orourke.com
>
>
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