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Book

Joyful militancy : building resistance in toxic times

Call Number

  • 303.484 M788 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Chico, CA : AK Press, 2017.

Physical Description

316 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm

Summary

"Why do radical movements and spaces sometimes feel laden with fear, anxiety, suspicion, self-righteousness, and competition? Montgomery and Bergman call this phenomenon rigid radicalism: congealed and toxic ways of relating that have seeped into social movements, posing as the "correct" way of being radical. In conversation with organizers and intellectuals from a wide variety of political currents, the authors explore how rigid radicalism smuggles itself into radical spaces, and how it is being undone."--Page 4 of cover

Contents

  • Foreword by Hari Aliuri, p.1
  • Acknowledgments, p.9
  • lntroduction, p.19
  • Chapter 1: Empire, Militancy, and Joy, p.47
  • Chapter 2: Friendship, Freedom, Ethics, Affinity, p.81
  • Chapter 3: Trust and Responsibility as Common Notions, p.129
  • Chapter 4: Stifling Air, Burnout, Political Performance, p.167
  • Chapter 5: Undoing Rigid Radicalism, Activating Joy, p.185
  • Outro, p.233
  • Appendix 1: Feeling Powers Growing-An Interview with Silvia Federici, p.243
  • Appendix 2: Breaking Down the Walls around Each Other-An lnterview with Kelsey Cham C., p.259
  • Appendix 3: Further Reading, p.268
  • Glossary of Terms, p.277
  • Notes, p.289
  • Index, p.309.

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