Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire: Essays on Gender, Power and Desire - Softcover

Deric Shannon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849351201 ISBN 13: 9781849351201

Publisher: AK Press, 2013

Synopsis

What does it mean to "queer" the world around us? How does the radical refusal of the mainstream codification of GLBT identity as a new gender norm come into focus in the context of anarchist theory and practice? How do our notions of orientation inform our politics - and vice versa? Queering Anarchism brings together a diverse set of writings, ranging from the deeply theoretical to the playfully personal, that explore the possibilities of the concept of "queering," turning the dominant, and largely heteronormative, structures of belief and identity entirely inside out. Ranging in topic from the economy to disability, politics, social structures, sexual practice, interpersonal relationships, and beyond, the authors here suggest that queering might be more than a set of personal preferences - pointing toward the possibility of an entirely new way of viewing the world.

About this title

About the Author

Deric Shannon is a long time anarchist currently living in Connecticut. He is co-editor of The Accumulation of Freedom: Anarchist Writings on Economics (AK Press 2012), Political Sociology: Oppression, Resistance, and the State (Pine Forge Press 2010), and Contemporary Anarchist Studies (Routledge 2009). He is also the author of many book chapters, journal articles, and reviews typically on social movements, culture, sexuality, and their intersections with radical politics. He is a member of Queers without Borders and a believer in radically different futures.
J. Rogue is a queer intersectional anarchist-communist who has been organizing in anarchist, feminist and radical queer communities for over ten years. Much of her organizing has centered around HIV/AIDS, prisons, and militarism. She has also been involved in transfeminist organizing with Camp Trans, and participated in several radical queer and feminist conferences and projects over the years. Rogue is a member of the Workers Solidarity Alliance and currently lives and works in Austin, Texas.
C. B. Daring is an intersectional anarchist-communist queer sex worker. They have spent many years organizing within the feminist, sex work, anarchist, and labor movements nationally and locally. They have been published in various magazines, newspapers and blogs. They are a member of the Workers Solidarity Alliance, a collective member at Red Emma s Bookstore and Coffeehouse and a popular education facilitator.
Abbey Volcano is an anarchist militant currently living in Eastern Connecticut, typically organizing with the Quiet Corner Solidarity Network and struggles around reproductive freedom. When she's not reading awesome graphic novels and watching sci-fi, she's subverting the dominant paradigm, typically writing on identity, sexuality, and gender. She's a member of the Workers Solidarity Alliance, Queers Without Borders, and a constant critic of the violence and boredom inherent in institutionalized hierarchies of all kinds.
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Edition details

• Publisher: AK Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849351201
• ISBN 13: 9781849351201
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Deric Shannon, C.B. Daring, J. Rogue