Wk5 UMN Media artifact Make Up essay Part 1: Media artifact Your media artifact is a reference object that provides a framework for you to put your manife
Wk5 UMN Media artifact Make Up essay Part 1: Media artifact
Your media artifact is a reference object that provides a framework for you to put your manifesto in action while summarizing your intentions.
1. Consider how the form you select (numbered list, short video, audio recording, collage, letter, webpage, etc.) effects or supports your intention. Please look at some of the examples in the resource section on the next page to get a sense of possible forms.
2. Projects that identified a theme have been particularly successful in the past (e.g., “My Manifesto for [X Purpose] ”).
NOTE: If your media artifact is a physical object, or an audio/visual production, please include an image of it or a link to it in your written reflection (this will not count as part of your page total).
Part 2: 5-page essay
Your 6-page essay should accomplish the following tasks (see page length suggestions for each section):
1. Articulate the following about your media artifact that represents your manifesto (about 1 page of the paper):
a. In what way(s) it is meaningful to you;
b. Why you selected it for this course and why you selected your particular form of presentation;
c. Why you think you’ve selected an appropriate scope of work
(e.g. not so easy for you to do as to be unnecessary and not so hard to do that you cannot make any meaningful progress on it in the second half of the quarter).
2. Discuss how your project will serve as a bridge between an individual/personal experience and a social/institutional experience. This is the place to make use of Bronfenbrenner’s systems approach: micro-, meso-, exo-, and macro-. You’ll need to provide some discussion of how you’re mapping your personal ecology. (about 1-2 pages of the paper)
3. Discuss how you anticipate your project will align with at least 2 of the course themes and/or concepts from readings, lectures, or the film covered between Week 1 & Week 5 of the course and listed below (NOTE: If you have an addition to the 6 options listed below, feel free to suggest it to me; These may include texts from related courses.). (about 2 pages of the paper)
a. Becoming articulate, persuasive, or effective (Richen; King; Berger, Boudin, Farrow)
b. Addressing approaches to civic participation (Bennett; Kawashima-Ginsberg & Levine, Richen’s The New Black; Smoke Songs)
c. Addressing cultural citizenship (Rosaldo; King; Richen’s The New Black; Smoke Songs)
d. Addressing youth, conceptually or practically (Bennett; Kawashima-Ginsberg & Levine; Richen; Smoke Songs)
e. Addressing democratic approaches/philosophies (Dewey, Ranciere, +)
f. Addressing evolving forms of media & practice (Documentaries, Bennett, King)
4. Discuss your plan for gathering evidence (types, frequency), reflecting & analyzing (codes, categories, patterns) and refining your approach. Be sure to specifically address how you’ll gather evidence about the bridge between individual/personal activities or experiences and social/institutional systems. Also address how will your plan will help you refine your understanding and approach to democratic practice. (about 1-2 pages of the paper) Manifesto: Week 5 Midterm Assignment
DUE 2/7/2019 by 11:59 pm on TED
(physical media artifacts may be submitted in class or to the Communication Dept.)
2-parts to the assignment:
1. Develop a Media artifact expressing your actual manifesto (your
plan/values/concerns)
2. 5-page written in-depth reflection
Part 1: Media artifact
Your media artifact is a reference object that provides a framework for you to put your manifesto in
action while summarizing your intentions.
1. Consider how the form you select (numbered list, short video, audio recording, collage, letter,
webpage, etc.) effects or supports your intention. Please look at some of the examples in the
resource section on the next page to get a sense of possible forms.
2. Projects that identified a theme have been particularly successful in the past (e.g., “My
Manifesto for [X Purpose] ”).
NOTE: If your media artifact is a physical object, or an audio/visual production, please include an
image of it or a link to it in your written reflection (this will not count as part of your page total).
Part 2: 5-page essay
Your 6-page essay should accomplish the following tasks (see page length suggestions for each
section):
1. Articulate the following about your media artifact that represents your manifesto (about 1
page of the paper):
a. In what way(s) it is meaningful to you;
b. Why you selected it for this course and why you selected your particular form of
presentation;
c. Why you think you’ve selected an appropriate scope of work
(e.g. not so easy for you to do as to be unnecessary and not so hard to do that you cannot make any
meaningful progress on it in the second half of the quarter).
2. Discuss how your project will serve as a bridge between an individual/personal experience
and a social/institutional experience. This is the place to make use of Bronfenbrenner’s
systems approach: micro-, meso-, exo-, and macro-. You’ll need to provide some
discussion of how you’re mapping your personal ecology.
(about 1-2 pages of the paper)
3. Discuss how you anticipate your project will align with at least 2 of the course themes and/or
concepts from readings, lectures, or the film covered between Week 1 & Week 5 of the
course and listed below (NOTE: If you have an addition to the 6 options listed below, feel free
to suggest it to me; These may include texts from related courses.).
(about 2 pages of the paper)
a. Becoming articulate, persuasive, or effective (Richen; King; Berger, Boudin, Farrow)
b. Addressing approaches to civic participation (Bennett; Kawashima-Ginsberg & Levine,
Richen’s The New Black; Smoke Songs)
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c. Addressing cultural citizenship (Rosaldo; King; Richen’s The New Black; Smoke
Songs)
d. Addressing youth, conceptually or practically (Bennett; Kawashima-Ginsberg &
Levine; Richen; Smoke Songs)
e. Addressing democratic approaches/philosophies (Dewey, Ranciere, +)
f. Addressing evolving forms of media & practice (Documentaries, Bennett, King)
4. Discuss your plan for gathering evidence (types, frequency), reflecting & analyzing (codes,
categories, patterns) and refining your approach. Be sure to specifically address how you’ll
gather evidence about the bridge between individual/personal activities or experiences and
social/institutional systems. Also address how will your plan will help you refine your
understanding and approach to democratic practice. (about 1-2 pages of the paper)
2(3)
Addendum: Resources to support your imagination & your effort
1. About manifestos
a. A definition:
i. “The word manifesto traces its roots to the Latin manifestum, which means
clear or conspicuous. A manifesto is defined as a declaration of one’s beliefs,
opinions, motives, and intentions. It is simply a document that an organization
or person writes that declares what is important to them. A manifesto functions
as both a statement of principles and a bold, sometimes rebellious, call to
action. By causing people to evaluate the gap between those principles and
their current reality, the manifesto challenges assumptions, fosters
commitment, and provokes change” (source of quote unknown, but found on
multiple websites).
ii. Note: If manifesto is a challenging word for you to make use of, consider an
alternative like “quest” (see the example from Chris Gullibeau below).
b. While it can be helpful to seek inspiration outside of yourself (e.g., for form, aesthetic,
or genre inspiration), this is an assignment best inspired from within. With that caveat,
here is a link to a set of sample manifestos. Please note that many of these examples
are too vague for the purposes of this assignment. So, they are here to inspire, not to
be mimicked:
i. Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues & Bruce Mau’s Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
http://www.thirteenvirtues.com/
http://umcf.umn.edu/events/past/04nov-manifesto.pdf
ii. A list of 10 sample manifestos plus some bonus links at the end
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-awesome-inspirationalmanifestos.html
iii. Repair Manifesto
https://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto
iv. Chris Gullibeau’s Quest Blog
http://chrisguillebeau.com/tag/quest/
v. Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles
http://blacklivesmatter.com/guiding-principles/
2. A few examples from previous students in the course will be posted on our TED site. You’ll
find them by clicking on the “Midterm Assignment: Manifesto” in the sidebar. The examples
listed did a good job of at least one of the following:
a. They conveyed their intent effectively.
b. They organized the student to take meaningful action in the second half of the quarter.
c. There was more to their thinking and how they framed their manifesto than was
immediately visible to me in the artifact (but this was well articulated in the
accompanying paper, making the artifact “come to life” for the reader).
3(3)
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