anarchism
Radical Feminisms
[[UPDATE: the class has already started, but you are welcome to join in at any time... Please see this blog for regular updates: http://excoradfeminisms.wordpress.com/ -- and email the facilitator at eli.meyerhoff@gmail.com if you'd like to join.]]
What is radical feminism today? How can we incorporate radical feminist practices in our activism and everyday lives?
This class will approach these questions through reading and discussing contemporary feminist texts (reading 20-50 pages per week), and talking about these ideas in relation to our experiences and situations. We will start with Nina Power's One Dimensional Woman, which critiques up-beat feminisms and offers a more anti-capitalist approach. Nina is a rad philosopher and the author of a cool blog: infinite th0ught. Here’s a blurb about the book:
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Intro to Anarchist Studies 101
Anarchists recognize the massive injustices and spiritual emptiness of the present way in which US mainstream society is organized and propose a cooperative, restorative world free of coercion and hierarchy – beyond the state, capitalism, sexism and other forms of oppression. Dismantle and Build.
Every week we will read and discuss short articles, chapters and zines as a group. This class is an overview of anarchist movement, ranging from historical texts and theory, to foklore to contemporary anarchist beliefs, actions, lifestyles, etc... We'll be looking at how anarchist movement is influenced by other liberation struggles around the world. We'll be studying anarchist movement in other parts of the world such as south america, europe, and asia. In the anarchist tradition, this class is participatory and slightly on the edge. If you’ve ever been curious about anarchism, this class is for you!
1st class. Introduction
Readings: "Peace is Patriotic, and that's the problem. An Anarchist Perspective" Pamphlet (http://zinelibrary.info/peace-patriotic-and-thats-problem)
We will discuss what folks want to get out of the class, where we want to take it, guidelines, and what type of world we want to live in.
Together we will create a syllabus for the rest of the classes. (But don't worry--the facilitator will have suggestions too. So please don't shy away if you have no idea what you want the class to look like! All are welcome).
Suggested topics: history, anarcha feminism, primitivism and eco-anarchism, anti-civilization movements, contemporary anarchist movement, and so on...
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