The Editors
Draft #2
01.30.18

Photographer

Unknown

Caption

Film still from the silent movie Modern Times (1936), in which Charlie Chaplin continues to play the figure of the "Tramp" who fails to adapt to the working conditions in a state-of-the-art factory and, by chance, becomes the leader of a workers’ strike, resulting in repeated arrests. This image has been cropped.

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Photographer

Wipperfurth, Olaf

Caption

Photograph from Modern Times Reloaded by Olaf Wipperfurth, comissioned for the August 2016 issue of German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine’s weekend magazine. The models wear clothes with references to blue collar work attire while pretending to operate on an SUV model for the car brand Maserati, which is owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

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The topic for Draft #2 is Performing Work. Readers are invited to submit texts investigating the potential narratives of this image pairing.

How to prepare and submit your draft:
We recommend you read Plot’s mission statement and Points before considering a submission. The length of a contribution is typically between 1000 and 2500 words, and writing styles can range from the academic to the poetic and experimental. The current image captions* and tags are meant as guidance and can be changed. Each draft should be accompanied by a short text blurb (20-50 words), and a bio (30-70 words).

Please send your submission for Draft #2 as Word document to the editors, who will review material on an ongoing basis. If your submission has been accepted, its finalized version will be published in Points. If you need more information or have further questions about a submission, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Want to use your own set of images for this topic?
Please follow the steps above and add your images (usually 2-4, including the name of the photographers as well as captions and tags) to your submission.

* Click on large images for captions and tags.