Essay #98: Rhiannon Firth, ‘Afterword to Fight for a New Normal: Anarchism and Mutual Aid in the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis’
In this essay, Rhiannon provides an Afterword summarizing some of the key themes in a recently published volume of collected essays edited by Jim Donaghey titled Fight for a New Normal? Anarchism and ...
3 Feb 202518min
Essay #97: Matt Grimes, ‘I’m not someone who calls themselves an anarchist, I am an anarchist’: The Continuing Significance of Anarchism in the Latter Lives of Ex-Adherents of British Anarcho-Punk’
In this essay, Matt Grimes discusses the continuing significance of anarchism among a group of ageing anarcho-punks, who first engaged with anarchist ideologies and politics in their adolescence in th...
20 Jan 202519min
Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’
In this essay, Dana Williams discusses the many complicated connections between sociology and anarchism. In particular, Williams explores what could be meant by "anarchist-sociology" and the potential...
6 Jan 202524min
Essay #95: Alexandria Hollett, ‘No Gods, No Masters: Practicing Freedom Through Anarchist Civics’
In this essay, Alexandria Hollett describes how liberal and conservative approaches to civic education in the so-called United States dangerously position the nation-state as the incontestable organiz...
23 Dec 202419min
Essay #94: Libera Pisano, ‘Embracing Life: Gustav Landauer’s Anarchism as Rejection of Death’
In this essay, Libera Pisano explores Gustav Landauer’s unique approach to anarchism, grounded in a rejection of death as both a literal and symbolic concept. Landauer’s philosophy emphasizes the tran...
9 Dec 202416min
Essay #93: Alexander Sawatsky, ‘Anarchist Perspectives for Social Work Practice: Disrupting Oppressive Systems’
In this essay, Alexander Sawatsky talks about his recent book, Anarchist perspectives for social work: Disrupting oppressive systems. Along with a summary of the main topics and themes, he describes ...
25 Nov 202420min
Essay #92: Leonard Williams, ‘A Response to the US Presidential Election’
In this essay, Leonard Williams reflects on the course of the 2024 presidential campaign in the United States. He then explores some implications of a second Trump presidency for both anarchists and a...
11 Nov 202419min
Essay #91: Jim Donaghey, ‘DIY: A Radical Culture and Ethic Beyond Punk’
In this essay, Jim Donaghey reads an adaption from the introduction to DIY or Die! Do-it-yourself, do-it-together and punk anarchism – the latest volume in The Anarchism and Punk Book Project. The ess...
14 Okt 202418min
