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  • Archive for October, 2012

    standing up to rape culture


    2012 - 10.27

    For anyone wishing to take another look at it, or to pass it along to others, here‘s the piece we read in class today, Emma Woolley’s “What it’s like being a teen girl.”  After the post went viral, she wrote a brief thank-you followup that’s worth reading.

    Here‘s the piece Jess mentioned, “An Account of Sexual Assault at Amherst College.”  And here‘s a good piece on the term ‘rape culture’ (wikipedia entry here), which I invoked a couple times in class today to describe the cultural and institutional status quo Woolley’s piece targets.

    Thanks, once more, for the wonderful discussion today.

    some more manifestos


    2012 - 10.26

    The LIVESTRONG Manifesto:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVxZnz20PM

     

    The Health Justice Manifesto:

     

    The Happiness Manifesto:

     

    The Bacardi Manifesto:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUHkm94TDWE

    manifesting manifestos


    2012 - 10.24

    manifesto proposal


    2012 - 10.21

    Please reread the manifesto assignment first.  Then, in one or two solid paragraphs, articulate the following:

     

    • *What is the general subject of your manifesto?
    • *What is the consensus on that subject, against which you are rebelling?
    • *What are the new principles you are going to declare and articulate, to alter the course of the phenomenon in question?
    • *What are you going to do at the level of form/tone/style/genre/etc. to make your manifesto stand out and cut through the status quo discourse on this subject?  If you are the sandwich-board-toting guy on the corner, what does your sandwich board look like?

     

    Due in class, Monday, October 22nd.

    “living differently”


    2012 - 10.15

    a third pill


    2012 - 10.12

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-0VMnFmnL0

    inspiration in many pieces


    2012 - 10.10

    when the goin’ gets tough . . .


    2012 - 10.10

    mad as hell!


    2012 - 10.10

    investigative report assignment proposal


    2012 - 10.01

    In one or two solid paragraphs, please articulate the following:

     

    • *What is the development or phenomenon you are investigating?
    • *What is its relevance to the future?
    • *What is your research/investigation plan?  What kinds of sources might you cite (interviews, existing news articles, statistical data, websites)?
    • *Who is your audience?
    • *Name a particular element/technique/style from one of the pieces we’ve read in this unit and explain how it might inspire your own work.

     

    Due in class, Friday, October 5th.