diff --git a/thesis/introduction.tex b/thesis/introduction.tex index e8aa802bf14a311865f163a1e44c9be9e53b258e..f19b97c90b3ae183ec221243fb7aac5b1375dea0 100644 --- a/thesis/introduction.tex +++ b/thesis/introduction.tex @@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ The Wikipedia Revolution: How A Bunch of Nobodies Created The World's Greatest E \cite{Tkacz2014} "As historical artifacts, encyclopedias have regularly offered great insight into the periods in which they were written. They tell us about what constitutes knowledge at a particular time as well as how the various bodies of knowledge were thought to relate to one another." (p.4) + +Knowledge production must meet certain standards. +Keeping rubbish out. +But who decides what is legitimate knowledge that gets to be represented, and what gets shut out? +This is a story about one quality assurance mechanism. +That has the power to keep stuff out. +Which stuff? \end{comment} %************************************************************************