So this class I have that is about manifestos and bookbinding - obviously, our final project involves hand-binding our own books and filling them with our choice of manifesto. Ever since the topic was introduced, I have been racking my brain for something I could talk about, but couldn't decide; I have a lot of things that I feel strongly enough about to rant about for several pages. (Although admittedly, not all of them may be things that people would find interesting.)
Today, though, I had an awesome idea. It started today after Rai, my prof, gave a couple of examples of past students that had used the manifesto as an opportunity to inform people rather than persuading them, maybe to clear up misconceptions or stereotypes. So I got to thinking about this, and decided the best possible thing I could write about in that situation would both inform people about a (probably) unexpectedly common situation, and give me some major catharsis at the same time.
I am going to write my manifesto about abusive relationships, and how they are not usually as obvious as you might expect. And I'm going to use my own story to do so.
After I figured this out, I started brainstorming and in just a few minutes had come up with a long list of quotes and implications from my last relationship that could make up a cohesive graphic storyline. I've got ideas about how to set it up, what the drawings might look like, even what I'm going to call the thing.
It's going to be hard, admittedly. Some of the things I'm planning to put in there are things I never even mentioned to anyone because they were just too hard to say out loud or because it took me a long time to figure them out or admit them to myself.
But, I think this project could be the best thing I've done for myself in a long time.
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