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- | ==== RT Publication Guidelines [draft] ==== | + | === RT publication: |
+ | We want the Resilients publication to reflect the full diversity of experimental approaches to the question: what possible futures can we envision and how do we prototype them today? | ||
- | We encourage vivid, engaging and playful contributions in a variety | + | This question implies |
- | The following types of contributions are welcomed. If you need further clarification about these guidelines | + | The publication is inspired by the Commonplace books of old - collections of knowledge and inspirations in bite-sized chunks and a variety |
- | * Drops of consciousness (between 140 characters and 140 words): free-form but on-topic, more concise than stream-of-consciousness, more discursive than haiku, but with all the dazzling flashes | + | We would like to include everything from DIY recipes for cultural resilience, design fiction, fieldwork in eco-villages or contemporary guilds, manifestos for free information flows and transversal networks. We encourage contributions that situate technological innovation at the centre |
- | * Reflective articles or essays (up to 2000 words): exploring their subject | + | We are particularly interested |
- | * Interviews (2000 words): can be presented in a variety of ways - standard Q&A, as an article, incorporating | + | Hence Resilients do not subscribe to a survivalist minimalism or a “bucolic mirage” - the view that it will all be fine if we retreat back to a paradise-like wilderness. Neither do we believe in (post)apocalyptic “we shall never surrender” or us-vs-them tactics. It is about knowing what we are able to change and changing it, while accepting what we cannot change and incorporating |
- | * fieldwork (2000 words): studies of concrete places, events or groups, with observations and conclusions drawn from the study: this could be approached as a piece of investigative journalism or a guide book, but with more substance and depth. | + | === RT Publication - Content Guidelines === |
- | * case studies (1000-1500 words): summarising, describing, reflecting on and presenting | + | We encourage vivid, engaging and playful contributions in a variety of styles and formats. Submissions should be concise, accessible, and reflect |
- | * travelogue (2000 words): entertaining, intriguing | + | The following types of contributions are welcomed. For clarification about these guidelines or if you have an idea for something that is not covered below, contact us. Contributions selected for publication will be edited for style and consistency. |
- | * poems and stories (1500 words?): contributions in various languages are encouraged; could also be something collected during fieldwork (from an interview, seen on a wall, found in an ancient scrolls…) | + | * Drops of consciousness (between 140 characters and 140 words): free-form but on-topic, more concise than stream-of-consciousness, |
- | + | * Reflective articles or essays (up to 2000 words): exploring their subject in considerable depth, these contributions should discuss and cite relevant sources where possible (scholarly or popular articles and books, films, novels, computer games…) but be written from an interdisciplinary perspective and with a lay audience in mind. | |
- | * communiqués/manifestos (1000 words?): these must be inflammatory and subversive, challenge the status quo, possess a strong, single-minded vision of the future, and contain a healthy dose of humour | + | * Interviews (2000 words): can be presented in a variety of ways - standard Q&A, as an article, incorporating photographs… |
- | + | * Fieldwork (2000 words): studies of concrete people, places, sites, groups or organisations, | |
- | * photo essay (optionally accompanied by up to 500 words): should be visually arresting with a well-developed compositional, | + | * Case studies (1000-1500 words): summarising, |
+ | * Travelogue (2000 words): entertaining, | ||
+ | * Poems and stories (up to 1500 words): contributions in various languages are encouraged; could also be something collected during fieldwork (from an interview, seen on a wall, found in an ancient scrolls…). | ||
+ | * Communiqués/manifestos (not more than 1000 words): these must be inflammatory and subversive, challenge the status quo, possess a strong, single-minded vision of the future, and contain a healthy dose of humour. | ||
+ | * Photo essay (optionally accompanied by up to 500 words): should be visually arresting with a well-developed compositional, | ||
+ | * Visual contribution: | ||
+ | * Commissioned pieces: we are open to suggestions for contributors. | ||
- | * visual contribution: | + | === RT Publication - Technical Guidelines === |
- | * commissioned pieces: we are open to suggestions for contributors |