Is Black and Red Dead?

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Sydney, c. late 1970s, original emphasis. Nicolas Walter, “Has Anarchism Changed? Part Two Concluded,” Freedom, 10 July 1976, p.13. Both ‘carnival anarchism’ and ‘anarchist councilism’ were not original discoveries of the 1960s. As David Berry notes, many French anarchist communists in the late 1910s and early 1920s adhered to a “council anarchism” or “sovietism” David Berry, A History of the French Anarchist Movement 1917—1945, Westport: Greenwood Press, 2002, pp.47–72. Similarly, it is often claimed that classical council communists adopted anarchist views — for example, Philippe Bourrinet argues that in the 1930s and 1940s Dutch council communists, such as the Communistenbond, adopted a kind of ‘anarcho-councilism.’ Philippe Bourrinet, The Dutch and German Communist Left (1900—68), N.p.: Philippe Bour... (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

Part 15, Chapter 3 : Hardt and Negri: Anarchists or (Post)Marxists?
Hardt and Negri: Anarchists or (Post)Marxists? David Bates Not available. (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

Part 15, Chapter 2 : Post-Anarchism and Marxism
Post-Anarchism and Marxism Simon Choat Power and Subjectivity: A Critique of Post-Anarchism Prominent post-anarchists include Todd May, Saul Newman, and Lewis Call: they argue both that there is a continuum between classical anarchism and post-structuralism and that the latter can radicalize and reenergize the former. It is claimed by post-anarchists that whereas Marxism is economically reductionist and places its faith in the notion of a vanguard party of the industrial proletariat, both classical anarchism and post-structuralism advance a more subtle analysis of power in its own right, irreducible to the economy, and place their faith in resistance from below, opposing all forms of hierarchy. Classical anarchism is nonetheless criticized for retaining an essentialist concept of the human subject and for focusing too much on the power of the state. It is argued that post-structuralism, with its decentering of subjectivity and its deepenin... (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

Part 15, Chapter 1 : Beyond the working-class: the politics of the excluded
Ideology and Post-Ideology 2 Beyond the working-class: the politics of the excluded Andy Robinson The intersection of “Black and Red” has historically occurred around the common feature of orientation to the working class and related ideas of socialist anti-capitalism. In this paper, I shall argue that the division of the working-class into included and excluded necessitates a new orientation to the excluded. The paper will begin by exploring how the question of the excluded drove a wedge between Bakunin and Marx, before looking at the growth of exclusion today and the types of social movement to which it gives rise. It will attempt to map a ‘politics of the excluded’ to inform the revitalization of anarchism and autonomous neo-Marxism while deepening the insights of Bakunin’s critique of Marx. Bakunin believes that people change their class position by becoming part of the state (excerpt 1) and fears a &lsquo... (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

Part 14, Chapter 2 : Mayday magazine on Red and Black theoretical perspectives
Mayday magazine on Red and Black theoretical perspectives Trevor Bark Not available. (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

Beyond the Rainbow: Overcoming Dogma and Confusion in the Articulation of Revolutionary Theory and Practice
Beyond the Rainbow: Overcoming Dogma and Confusion in the Articulation of Revolutionary Theory and Practice Larry Portis Overcoming Dogma and Confusion in Revolutionary Theory and Practice: Red and Black in Historical Perspective A central question in contemporary revolutionary thinking is how to draw the best from past experience while overcoming political reflexes tied to debates that no longer (or should no longer) exist. Historical knowledge is absolutely necessary for informed thinking and acting, but partial historical understanding can perpetuate doctrinal disputes that further limit and rigidify perspectives. At the same time, partial knowledge of individual motivations— especially our own—can amplify the effects of the ... (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

‘Un Marx libertaire? Dictature du Prolétariat chez Marx
‘Un Marx libertaire? Dictature du Prolétariat chez Marx Nicolas Bressy Not Available. (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

Geography Against Capitalism
Cartographies of resistance Geography Against Capitalism Alberto Toscano Not Available. (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

Conference Report Compiled by Alex Prichard 17/09/09 Since its foundation the ASN has had as its primary aim to foster institutional and interpersonal links between those working in the broad area of anarchist studies. The success of our first conference at Loughborough University in September 2008 was the product of three years of hard work to build this area of research. At the meeting that followed this first conference, it was suggested that a conference be held on the intersections between Marxism and anarchism. One year later, this conference is the idea made real. Our primary aim as a research network was to reach out to Marxist scholars and begin a new dialogue between the two traditions of thought. The secondary aim was to provide ... (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

The Syndicalist challenge in the Durham coalfield before 1914
Convergence Through Practice 2: The Traditional Left The Syndicalist challenge in the Durham coalfield before 1914 Lewis Mates 1) Introduction The British labor unrest of the years immediately before the outbreak of the Great War saw millions of working days lost in -usually successful (up to a point)- strike action and the mushroom growth of the trade unions. Claiming that the industrial unrest was but one symptom of a deeper and terminal malaise that afflicted Liberal Britain, journalist George Dangerfield later famously claimed that ‘the Great General Strike of 1914’ was ‘forestalled by some bullets at Sarajevo.’ Most have dismissed Dangerfield’s contention as, at best, exaggerated, claiming that industrial ... (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)