Abahlali’s Vocal Politics of Proximity: Speaking, Suffering and Political Subjectivization
First published in 2012 this paper, written after sustained immersion in Abahlali baseMjondolo, examines the significance of what the author terms 'speaking suffering' in the movement's politics.
Dis/placing political illiteracy: the politics of intellectual equality in a South African shack-dwellers’ movement
The production and abandonment of surplus people also depends on rendering them as improper political subjects. In the prevailing political discourse, poor people’s struggles are deemed less than political through notions such as the idea that all protest is related to the pace of “service delivery” or accusations of violence, as well as often explicit characterizations of dissenting people as ignorant. Such discursive moves imply and reinforce a conception of the poor black majority as unable to think and practice their own politics; that is, as politically illiterate group of people.
The Luddites: machine-breaking in regency England
Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 3 2016 23:00
A historical overview and analysis of the Luddite movement 1811-1816 which swept parts of the UK as workers smashed machines to defend their jobs, pay and conditions.
A new world in our hearts: the faces of Spanish anarchism
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 3 2016 22:52
Book published in 1978 by Cienfuegos Press, edited by Albert Meltzer, giving an overview of the anarchist movement in Spain following the death of dictator General Franco.
Who were the Luddites?
Submitted by Steven. on Oct 13 2016 19:34
A brief overview of the Luddite movement: militant textile workers in the UK who fought against job losses and deskilling brought about by the industrialisation of the industry.
Paternalism and rural protest: the Rebecca riots - Lowri Ann Rees
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2016 17:05
A detailed analysis and account of the Rebecca riots in south-west Wales, 1839-1843, examining the interests of different classes at the time.
The Rebecca riots, 1839-43 - Jon Bauckham
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2016 16:45
A short account of the successful protest movement in Wales against excessive road tolls, when locals would wear dresses and blacken their faces in disguise and destroy toll gates.
A brief history of the Spanish anarchist refugees and immigrants in Australia
Submitted by Kate Sharpley on Aug 13 2016 17:50
An illustrated account of Spanish anarchist exiles in Australia, including their productive collaborations with Australian - and other exiled - anarchists.
The Gay Liberation Front: Come Out Interview
An interview with some early members of the Gay Liberation Front about what the potential for Gay Liberation, its challenges and its relations to the other struggles in America at the time.
