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Welcome to the British Culture Wiki

This Wiki currently boasts 1,018 articles - and counting. Keep up to date with the lists of Recent Changes and All Articles.

Inspiration for writers:

Use any of the red links (provided below or in existing texts) to start new articles.
Completing an article listed in the Category:Expansion counts as a valid contribution to the wiki task.

Minimum requirements for articles that are part of the lecture course on Modernist Culture:

New entry/topic (no double entries under a new title)
Substantial contribution (common sense applies)
Use and documentation of two independent and reliable sources - no plagiarism.
A bibliography according to the Academic Style Sheet of the English Department

For full details, please visit our Moodle course where you will also find our Discussion Board for further help and troubleshooting. You can also contact us via e-mail.

Those writing for the lecture on Modernist Culture are kindly asked to send an e-mail stating their username and real name so that entries may be kept track of.

What's hot these days?

Laws	Factory Acts	Ballot Act
Battles	Battle of Waterloo	Battle of Trafalgar	Crimean War
People	Victoria	Charles Darwin	Oscar Wilde

Using the Wiki

Use the search box at the top of the page to find a specific article, or click on "Random page" in the menu to the left to read a surprise article.
The "What links here" feature in the toolbox on the left allows you to see a list of the articles that link to the page you're currently reading, helping you to put information in context.
"Recent changes" will allow you to keep track of all modifications and new articles.
Check out the help page for a short summary on how to edit the wiki. For more detailed information, visit this page.

An invitation to contribute

This Wiki is for everybody. Even if you don't have to write an article, you can still help, for example by correcting typos or by connecting articles through links. Click here for more information on how to do that.
Since this is a scientific project, there are some ground rules (as outlined above), but these should not deter you from experimenting with the wiki system and enjoying writing for an audience.The neat thing is: you gain both in writing (by boiling down a topic to its important elements) and in reading, as this wiki is well on the way to being an encyclopaedia of British history and culture, which you can use in this and future cultural studies classes.

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+[[File:Pilgrimage.png|700px|center|From Gustave Doré, London: A Pilgrimage]]
 ==Welcome to the British Culture Wiki==
-[[Image:Banner_19th_Century_Culture.jpg|thumb|270px|Age of Britain, age of the middle class: the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ([[Union with Ireland Act 1800|formed 1801]]) and the "mother of the nation", [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]] (1837-1901).]]
-*This Wiki currently boasts <span style="background-color: rgb(244, 250, 63); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles</span> - and counting. Thank you to all writers!
-*Keep up to date with the lists of [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] and [[Special:Allpages|All Articles]]. <br />
-*Minimum requirements for articles that are part of the 3 CP assignment: New entry/topic (no double entries under a new title). Substantial contribution (commonsense applies). Two independent and reliable sources. No plagiarism. A bibliography according to the [http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/anglistik/stylesheet/index_stylesheet.htm Academic Style Sheet] of the English Department.
-*That is to say:
-**There has to be a complete bibliography at the end of every article.
-**You will often compile data of the 'general knowledge' variety from different sources, e.g. dates of birth or plot summaries (in your own words!) of literary works. In these cases stating the sources in the bibliography suffices.
-**However, whenever you quote a source or work somebody else's ideas (interpretations, theories, phrasing,...) into your article, the source must be acknowledged immediately. This means: you give the author and page number (or weblink) of your source in brackets. The complete reference is then included in the bibliography at the end of your article.
-*Troubleshooting, help and your feedback: Discussion Board on [http://elearning.rub.de/ Blackboard] or via [http://www.el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php/Special:EmailUser/WikiSysop e-mail].
-*<div style="background-color:#FFFF66">Looking for inspiration? Short articles whose expansion counts as a valid contribution to the wiki task are listed under [[:Category:Expansion]].</div>
+This Wiki currently boasts <span style="background-color: rgb(244, 250, 63); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles</span> - and counting.
+Keep up to date with the lists of [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] and [[Special:Allpages|All Articles]].
-==What's hot these days? - Session 3: Wars and Empire==
+'''Inspiration for writers:'''
-{|
+*Use any of the red links (provided below or in existing texts) to start new articles.
-| width="140pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| '''Wars against France'''
+*Completing an article listed in the [[:Category:Expansion]] counts as a valid contribution to the wiki task.
-| width="10pt" bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
+'''Minimum requirements for articles that are part of the lecture course on Modernist Culture:'''
-| width="150pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| [[French Revolution]]
+*New entry/topic (no double entries under a new title)
-| width="170pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| [[French Revolutionary War]]
+*Substantial contribution (common sense applies)
-| width="180pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| [[Napoleonic War]]
+*Use and documentation of two independent and reliable sources - no plagiarism.
-| width="170pt" bgcolor=#CEE3F6| [[Horatio Nelson]]
+*A bibliography according to the [http://www.es.rub.de/stylesheet.html '''Academic Style Sheet'''] of the English Department
-|-bgcolor=#CEE3F6
-| '''Empire and...'''
+'''For ''full details'', please visit our''' [https://moodle.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ '''Moodle'''] '''course''' where you will also find our Discussion Board for further help and troubleshooting. You can also contact us via [http://www.el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php/Special:EmailUser/WikiSysop e-mail].
-| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
-| [[East India Company]]
+''Those writing for the lecture on '''Modernist Culture''' are kindly asked to '''send an [http://www.el.rub.de/wiki/Brit-Cult/index.php/Special:EmailUser/WikiSysop e-mail] stating their username and real name''' so that entries may be kept track of.''
-| [[Indian Mutiny]]
-| [[Victoria]]
+== What's hot these days? ==
-| [[Cecil Rhodes]]
+{| cellpadding="3"
-|-bgcolor=#CEE3F6
-| '''Imperialism'''
+| bgcolor=#58ACFA| '''Laws'''
-| bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Factory Acts]]
-| [[Lord Curzon]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Ballot Act]]
-| [[Jingoism]]
+|-
-| [[Rudyard Kipling]]
+| bgcolor=#58ACFA| '''Battles'''
-| [[Boer War]] (1899-1902)
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Battle of Waterloo]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Battle of Trafalgar]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Crimean War]]
+|-
+| bgcolor=#58ACFA| '''People'''
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Victoria]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Charles Darwin]]
+| bgcolor=#CEE3F6|[[Oscar Wilde]]
+|-
 |}
+==Using the Wiki==
+*Use the '''''search box''''' at the top of the page to find a specific article, or click on '''''"Random page"''''' in the menu to the left to read a surprise article.
+*The '''''"What links here"''''' feature in the toolbox on the left allows you to see a list of the articles that link to the page you're currently reading, helping you to put information in context.
+*'''''"Recent changes"''''' will allow you to keep track of all modifications and new articles.
+* Check out the [[Help:Editing|'''help page''']] for a short summary on how to edit the wiki. For more detailed information, visit  [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting '''this page'''].
 ==An invitation to contribute==
 *This Wiki is for everybody. Even if you don't have to write an article, you can still help, for example by correcting typos or by connecting articles through links. [[Help:Contents|Click here]] for more information on how to do that.
-*Since this is an academic project, there are some ground rules (as outlined above), but these should not deter you from experimenting with the wiki system and enjoying writing for an audience.The neat thing is: you gain both in writing (by boiling down a topic to its important elements) and in reading, as this wiki is well on the way to being an encyclopaedia of British history and culture, which you can use in this and future cultural studies classes.
+*Since this is a scientific project, there are some ground rules (as outlined above), but these should not deter you from experimenting with the wiki system and enjoying writing for an audience.The neat thing is: you gain both in writing (by boiling down a topic to its important elements) and in reading, as this wiki is well on the way to being an encyclopaedia of British history and culture, which you can use in this and future cultural studies classes.
-==Using the Wiki==
-*In the menu on the left, use the ''search box'' to find a specific article, or click on ''"Random page"'' to read a surprise article.
-*Wiki articles are cross-linked; thus you can choose one article as an entry point and explore your topic by moving through the pages.
-*The ''"What links here"'' feature in the toolbox on the left allows you to see a list of the articles that link to the page you're currently reading, helping you to put information in context.
-*''"Recent changes"'' will allow you to keep track of all modifications and new articles.
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