Contemporary Anarchist Studies: An Introductory Anthology of Anarchy in the Academy

ISBN-13: 9780415474023 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 336 str.

Amster, Randall

Opis

Combines the gap between anarchist activism on the streets and anarchist theory in the academy. This book 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.

Recenzje

'As an academic dean, I am shocked and dismayed at how invisible anarchism is to university curricula. Contemporary Anarchist Studies is a book long overdue. This book shows the theoretical logic and the empirical usefulness of an anarchist view of the world.' - Dr. John Alessio, St. Cloud State University

'Contemporary Anarchist Studies is an urgently needed text at this current historical juncture when powerful arguments for anarchism are needed that are capable of loosening the death grip of capitalist ideology.' - Dr. Peter McLaren, University of California, Los Angeles

'Contemporary Anarchist Studies comes at precisely the right moment in history. From anarchist theory and pedagogy in the academy, to the practices of anarchists in the streets, this book collects the insights of many of the most well known names in the field, and provides both a cogent analysis of our present as well as a hopeful direction for our future.' - Dr. Corey Lewis, Humboldt State University

"It is a perfect volume for a social justice reading group, any college library, and a must for any political theory course. Because of the diversity of articles, sections of the book are also useful for such fields as women's studies, critical animal studies, environmental studies, education, philosophy, criminology, economics, anthropology, sociology, peace and conflict studies, ethnic studies, and political science."-Sarat Colling, Political Media Review

Spis treści

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 21^st 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