Chapter 9 discusses and models proposals as a call to action. Today we are going to read, discuss, and write a manifesto!!!! A manifesto is a public decalaration of principles and intentions. Manifestos allow you to state your opinion, often in a radical way. They invite others to rethink their convictions. And they argue for a change in the status quo, a change that is the result of your words.
Read some of the following (in)famous manifestos. Jot down some notes about what the manifestos have in common. We will map these responses as a group.
DADA Manifesto: http://www.freemedialibrary.com/index.php/Dada_Manifesto_%281918%2C_Tristan_Tzara%29
The Surrealist Manifesto: http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T340/F98/SurrealistManifesto.htm
Communist Manifesto: http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/classics/manifesto.html
Manifesto of Negativity: http://www.altx.com/manifestos/negativity.html
The Hacker Manifesto: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/manifest.htm
A blog dedicated to posting and responding to new manifestos:http://changethis.com/
And slightly oldschool but a granddaddy Manifesto site from atl.usenet.com, now archived here: http://www.42inc.com/~estephen/manifesto.html
HOMEWORK DUE NEXT WEEK:
1) FINISH WRITING YOUR MANIFESTO and publish it on your blog.
2) Read Chapter 10.
3) Draft of Final Portfolio (to be outlined in class)
A Manifesto on How To Write a Manifesto
ReplyDelete1) Sarcasm can be appropriate (and an effective rhetorical strategy)!
2) The writer must be passionate and instill passion in her reader.
3) The tone can be irreverant. Big brother is not watching.
4) Can be effective when spoken out loud.
5) Persuade the reader to relate to the subject or topic.
6) Call to Action is clear.
7) The writer's voice reigns surpreme. They write for themselves, for their followers, not for their leaders.
8) The topic can be serious or frivolous but the approach always celebrates a combination of the two, suggesting we can be serious about the nonserious and nonserious about the serious. (See Derrida, Limited Inc. A, B, C.)
9) Humor is necessary. (See #8)
10) Manifestos have to have 10 points!
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