What is the significance of this manifesto Your argument may be historical, evidentiary, theoretical, or methodological, but in all cases, your review should constitute a critique, in the broad sense of advancing the discussion of the manifesto in the field of Gender and Politics. Do not write a review that merely describes the contents of the manifesto under review; such information can be readily found on any publishers website.
-Include a short statement on what the manifesto is about and its central argument or purpose. Be sure to keep this brief; the bulk of the review should be focused on your critique.
-Set the manifesto in its political and/or historiographical context. Where does the book fit in the literature? To which subfield(s) does it belong? Does the work extend or challenge the existing literature, and if so, how?
-How original or significant is the central argument? How effectively does the manifesto back up the argument? To what degree are you convinced? Did this study force you to reconsider your thinking about the subject, and if so, how?
-Do you feel manifestos such as these are impactful in terms of advancing the arguments and beliefs of the authors?
-How sophisticated are the manifestos interpretations and analyses? Explain any particularly noteworthy strengths and weaknesses of the interpretive framework.
-Is the study well organized and appropriately written for its audience? Is it meant for professional academics, and activists, and/or intended as a text for students? Does it aim to be a crossover manifesto?
-Offer some concluding reflections, ones that go beyond this manifesto deserves a wide audience. Propose some problems or possibilities (historiographical, theoretical, interpretive, etc.) raised by the manifesto for its subject, its subfield, or the practice of feminist organizing more generally.
I heavily encourage you to refer to the importance of the manifestos perspectives in conjunction with other readings you have already done for this course (do they seem to be in agreement with them/differ from them etc)
A few other things for you to note:
(1) Remember to focus on how diverse themes/thesis discussed in the manifesto interact with one another
(2) Formatting: Double space, Times New Roman, Font size 12, between 4-5 pages.
(3) APA/Chicago style citations. Consider using footnotes but stick to the page limit. Keep your citations consistent.
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