Some further advice for getting started on the Debord paper

1. How Do I Write This Thing?
The Guy Debord Edi8on

2. The Debord Paper:
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3. The Debord Paper:
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4. The Debord Paper:
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5. Requirements:
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7. But how do I write it?
• Go back to the sources:
– Debord
– Annie Leonard
– Jesse Schell
• Think about connec8ons
• Brainstorm topics / examples
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8. But how do I write it?
• Quote‐mine:
– Choose sec8ons from Society of the Spectacle
– Grab quotes from other sources
– Do some of your own research
• Mass media
• Consumer technology
• Other “Spectacles”
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9. Remember:
• One topic, one specific argument
• Use Debord thoroughly, but no need to
understand all of Debord
• Enlist other sources to help you out
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10. Classical Ora8on:
• Intro: Hook, Ethos, Claim
• Background: Necessary context and facts
• Argument: Logos/pathos to support the claim
• Alterna8ves: Counterarguments stated and/or
refuted
• Conclusion: Summary, elaborate implica8ons,
closing

11. The Toulmin Model:
Underlying
Assump8ons
•Debatable Facts, Reasoning,
•Controversial Appeals to Authority

12. The Quote Sandwich:

13. Don’t forget:
1. Don’t write the introduc8on first.
2. Collect quotes and evidence you like, and
type (or paste) it into a blank document.
3. Slowly flesh these quotes out into quote
sandwiches.
4. Rearrange them, tweak them. You just wrote
a paper!
5. NOW: Write the conclusion and the intro.

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