Pens in motion! The time to act is NOW!
Write more manifestos! Openly express your opposition to social inequality! We need a space for collective reflection on solutions to the crises we are currently facing, as well as for fantasizing about a better tomorrow!
December 17, 2024, 4:45 PM
You can earn 3 OZN points for attending this event
What?
During the workshop “We Want Change NOW! The Feminist Manifesto in Theory and Practice”, Aleksandra Julia Malinowska, a doctoral candidate at the University of Warsaw,will delve into the history of feminist manifestos and their pivotal role in the women’s movement in the United States. We’ll explore how activists of the second wave of feminism used grassroots publications to raise awareness, voice the demands of emerging women’s groups, and build communication networks between organizations spread across the country. Together, we’ll analyze the literary techniques that make the manifesto genre a powerful tool for inspiring activist mobilization beyond the pages of the text.
In the second part of the workshop, participants will create their own manifestos – individually or in groups – addressing issues that matter most to them.
Where and When?
December 17, 2024, 4:45 PM
Dobra 55, Room 0.257
What to bring? A sheet of paper, a pen, and most importantly, the drive to take action! If you’re missing anything, we’ll have you covered on-site.
Who can attend? The workshop is open to everyone – no prior experience needed. All you need is a desire to act, inspire, and change the world!
Workshop Agenda
● Introduction
Aleksandra Julia Malinowska will discuss the significance of writing manifestos in the American women’s movement and the ongoing radical potential of this practice.
● Group Work
Participants will explore selected feminist manifestos from the 1960s and 1970s, analyzing rhetorical strategies and genre conventions of these texts together.
● Creating Manifestos
Armed with insights into the unique characteristics and social impact of manifestos, participants will write their own texts addressing key social issues.
● Presenting Manifestos
Those who wish to share their work will have the opportunity to read their manifestos aloud.
Who?
Aleksandra Julia Malinowska (she/her) is a PhD candidate at the University of Warsaw whose research focuses on the women’s movement manifesto in the United States, contemporary and published during the second wave of feminism (1970s-1980s) and its rhetorical strategies. Her work combines academic perspectives with activism, seeking to reclaim stigmatized emotions such as anger as a political tool and a key element of the affective poetics of feminist manifestos. She is a graduate of the American Studies Center and one of the coordinators of the Student Chapter since its founding.
