manifestoes
Written ideological statements
Manifestoes is a plural of manifesto, a public declaration of intentions, motives, or views—typically issued by a political party, government, or movement.
The form manifestos is more common, but manifestoes remains acceptable.
The various manifestoes of the avant-garde movements share a revolutionary tone.
Explicit formal statements
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- treatisesFormal scholarly compositions
- pamphletsThin informational booklets
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
pronouncements · broadsides · circulars · tracts · proclamations · writings · screeds · polemics
Innovative cultural pioneers
- FuturismArt glorifying technology and speed
- DadaAbsurdist artistic rebellion
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
- movementsChanges in position
Breton · modernism · aesthetics · rebellion · anti-art · experimentation · provocation · rupture
Explicit formal statements
- proclamationsFormal public announcements
- ideologiesSystematic political belief frameworks
- communismCollective ownership system
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
Marx · platforms · activism · dissent · propaganda · socialism · anarchism · demands
Forceful requests or requirements
- urgencyPressing need for action
- grievancesFelt wrongs or injustices
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- visionAbility to see
rallying · persuasion · conviction · denunciation · exhortation · imperatives · assertions · idealism
declarations
Explicit formal statements
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
- treatisesFormal scholarly compositions
- pamphletsThin informational booklets
statements · pronouncements · broadsides · circulars · tracts · proclamations · writings · screeds · polemics · bulletins
avant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
- FuturismArt glorifying technology and speed
- DadaAbsurdist artistic rebellion
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
movements · Breton · modernism · aesthetics · rebellion · anti-art · experimentation · provocation · rupture · statements
declarations
Explicit formal statements
- proclamationsFormal public announcements
- ideologiesSystematic political belief frameworks
- communismCollective ownership system
revolution · Marx · platforms · activism · dissent · propaganda · socialism · anarchism · demands · movements
demands
Forceful requests or requirements
- urgencyPressing need for action
- grievancesFelt wrongs or injustices
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
vision · rallying · persuasion · conviction · denunciation · exhortation · imperatives · assertions · idealism · fervor
manifestoesclassified documents
Files with access restrictions
private letters · sealed records · sealed letters · personal diaries · encrypted messages
manifestoesequivocations
Deliberately ambiguous statements
diplomatic language · circumlocutions · coded messages · subtle hints · innuendo
manifestoesconstitutions
Governing legal frameworks
- The Communist ManifestoSocialist political program document
- Communist Manifesto1848 anticapitalist political pamphlet
- art manifestoStatement declaring creative principles
- party manifestoPolitical group's stated aims
- political manifestosFormal statements of beliefs