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.)

ABOLISH CAPITAL!: Beyond the Marxist/Anarchist divide
ABOLISH CAPITAL!: Beyond the Marxist/Anarchist divide Christopher Wellbrook Alternate title: Pick up a brick and throw it at a cop: Beyond the anarchist/Marxist divide Where would we be today without those ‘defeats,’ from which we draw historical experience, understanding, power and idealism ... There is but one condition. The question of why each defeat occurred must be answered. R. Luxemburg It is no coincidence that the Paris commune of 1871, the split in the First International, Russia 1917 and Spain 1936 are all key reference points for modern Marxist and anarchist theory. Similarly, the historical conflicts between anarchists and Marxists cannot be understood in isolation from these events. They are rooted in the experienc... (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.)

Antonio Gramsci, Anarchism, Syndicalism and Sovversivismo
Antonio Gramsci, Anarchism, Syndicalism and Sovversivismo Carl Levy Abstract Throughout his career Antonio Gramsci forged a complex relationship with strands of libertarian socialism. This chapter will disentangle this relationship. First it sets out an overview of Gramsci’s unique form of socialism (Sorel, Gentile, Antonio Labriola) before and during the Biennio Rosso and the factory council movement. His early flirtation with syndicalism and Mussolinianism left marks, which positively and negatively affected a later engagement with the libertarian Left. Thus the key term sovversivismo, found in the Quaderni, is crucial to his discussions. In the conclusion, this paper examines the effects of Gramsci’s assessment of the anarchi... (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

Anarchism, Marxism and “Humanism”
Anarchism, Marxism and “Humanism” Thomas Swann Not available. (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)

On the origins of the collapse of the First International
On the origins of the collapse of the First International Paul B. Smith What caused the Collapse of the First International? Workers worldwide have the potential to form a class that can abolish capitalism and the state. However, there are certain necessary conditions for this to happen. First of all, workers need a theory capable of understanding the present. Secondly, they need an organizational form or forms that will provide them with the ability to take power (Ticktin, 2006, p25). Prior to the founding of the First International, socialist groups were separated theoretically and organizationally from the labor movement. The First International was the first organizational form that combined theories of the nature of capitalism and its ... (From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.)