Contemporary Anarchist Studies

An Introductory Anthology of Anarchy in the Academy
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-415-47402-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 507 g

This volume of collected essays by some of the most prominent academics studying anarchism bridges the gap between anarchist activism on the streets and anarchist theory in the academy. Focusing on anarchist theory, pedagogy, methodologies, praxis, and the future, this edition will strike a chord for anyone interested in radical social change.

This interdisciplinary work highlights connections between anarchism and other perspectives such as feminism, queer theory, critical race theory, disability studies, post-modernism and post-structuralism, animal liberation, and environmental justice. Featuring original articles, this volume brings together a wide variety of anarchist voices whilst stressing anarchism's tradition of dissent. This book is a must buy for the critical teacher, student, and activist interested in the state of the art of anarchism studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Amster, Randall

Deleon, Abraham

Fernandez, Luis

Nocella Ii, Anthony J

Shannon, Deric

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Anarchismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section One: Theory 1. Anarchism from Foucault to Rancière 2. Anarchism, Postmodernity, and Poststructuralism 3. Two Undecidable Questions for Thinking in Which Anything Goes 4. The Problem with Infoshops and Insurrection: U.S. Anarchism, Movement Building, and the Racial Order 5. Addressing Violence against Women: Alternatives to State-based Law and Punishment 6. The Flow of Experiencing in Anarchic Economies Section Two: Methodologies 7. Against Method, Against Authority. For Anarchy 8. Toward a Relational Ethics of Struggle: Embodiment, Affinity, and Affect 9. Being There: Thoughts on Anarchism and Participatory Observation 10. Anarchism, Academia, and the Avant Garde 11. Dis-Abling Capitalism and an Anarchism of ‘Radical Equality’ in Resistance to Ideologies of Normalcy Section Three: Pedagogy 12. Anarchic Epimetheanism: The Pedagogy of Ivan Illich 13. Thoughts on Anarchist Pedagogy and Epistemology 14. Accessible Artifact for Community Discussion About Anarchy and Education 15. Anarchist Theory as Radical Critique: Challenging Hierarchies and Domination in the Social and "Hard" Sciences 16. Infrapolitics and the Nomadic Educational Machine 17. Anarchism, Education, and the Road to Peace Section Four: Praxis 18. As Beautiful as a Brick through a Bank Window: Anarchism, the Academy, and Resisting Domestication 19. Rethinking Revolution: Total Liberation, Alliance Politics, and a Prolegomena to Resistance Movements in the 21st Century 20. Anarchy: Foundations in Faith 21. Anarchism, or the Cultural Logic of Networking 22. Anarchy Girl Style Now: Riot Grrrl Actions and Practices 23. Free As a Bird: Natural Anarchism in Action Section Five: The Future 24. Dark Tidings: Anarchist Politics in the Age of Collapse 25. Personal Identities and Collective Visions: Reflections on Identity, Community, and Difference 26. Anarchism: Past, Present, and Utopia 27. Anarchism and Utopia 28. Anarchy, Utopia, and the State of Things to Come

Über Autor(innen)

Randall Amster, J.D., Ph.D., professor of Peace Studies at Prescott College, publishes widely in areas including anarchism, ecology, and social movements, and is the author of Lost in Space: The Criminalization, Globalization, and Urban Ecology of Homelessness (LFB Scholarly, 2008).

Abraham DeLeon, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the University of Rochester in the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development. His areas of interest include critical theory, anarchism, social studies education, critical pedagogy, and cultural studies.

Luis A. Fernandez is the author of Policing Dissent: Social Control and the Anti-Globalization Movement (Rutgers University Press, 2008). His interests include protest policing, social movements, and the social control of late modernity. He is a professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University.

Anthony J. Nocella, II, is a doctoral student at Syracuse University and a professor at Le Moyne College. He has published more than twenty academic articles and is now working on his eleventh book. He also teaches Life Skills at a New York youth detention facility.

Deric Shannon, a PhD. candidate at the University of Connecticut currently studies Food Not Bombs activism, prefigurative politics, and contemporary anarchisms. He is a long time anarchist activist, owner of Wooden Man Records, and an author of numerous book chapters and articles, dealing especially with radical politics.