Manifesto of Martyrdom: Similarities and Differences between Avini's Ravaayat-e Fath [Chronicles of Victory] and more Traditional Manifestoes

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Unlike most manifestoes that are created as mere written documents, Avini?s Ravaayat e Fath is a manifesto in motion. The voiceover is a manifesto of martyrdom woven together with laments and a poetic account of what was happening in and around the battlefields during the Iran?Iraq war in about seventy episodes. Although Ravaayat e Fath is in film format, it aligns itself with the characteristics of a formal manifesto. Ravaayat e Fath, as mentioned in Janet Lyon?s account of a formal Manifesto, is ?the testimony of a historical present tense spoken in the impassioned voice of its participants? and ?embellishes the urgency of struggle through a variety of conventions?.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00210862.2011.556388