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 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 that into landscapes of new cultural imaginaries. 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 that into landscapes of new cultural imaginaries.
  
-=== RT Publication Guidelines ===+=== RT Publication - Content Guidelines === 
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 +The contributions should be relevent to the project's stated aims, themes and context -> http://resilients.net/about/
  
 We encourage vivid, engaging and playful contributions in a variety of styles and formats. Submissions should be concise, accessible, and reflect the themes of the Resilients project, inspiring active and concrete engagement with the topic. We encourage vivid, engaging and playful contributions in a variety of styles and formats. Submissions should be concise, accessible, and reflect the themes of the Resilients project, inspiring active and concrete engagement with the topic.
  
-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.+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, consistency, and clarity.
  
   * 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 of inspiration, speculation, and insight of both combined.   * 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 of inspiration, speculation, and insight of both combined.
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   * Fieldwork (2000 words): studies of concrete people, places, sites, groups or organisations, 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.   * Fieldwork (2000 words): studies of concrete people, places, sites, groups or organisations, 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.
  
-  * Case studies (1000-1500 words): summarising, describing, reflecting on and presenting the results of particular interventions, public experiments, or other focussed activities.+  * Case studies (around 500 words): summarising, describing, reflecting on and presenting the results of particular interventions, public experiments, or other focussed activities.
  
   * Travelogue (2000 words): entertaining, intriguing and peculiar observations of resilience-related travels. First-person and experiential, a travelogue could take the form of a diary, letters, blog posts, a comic book, a photo essay…   * Travelogue (2000 words): entertaining, intriguing and peculiar observations of resilience-related travels. First-person and experiential, a travelogue could take the form of a diary, letters, blog posts, a comic book, a photo essay…
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   * Commissioned pieces: we are open to suggestions for contributors.   * Commissioned pieces: we are open to suggestions for contributors.
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 +=== RT Publication - Technical Guidelines ===
 +  * TBD (scheduled 20121215)
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