New Developments in Anarchist Studies

By Jeff Shantz

Produced by the North American Anarchist Studies Network (NAASN), and edited by Jeff Shantz and pj lilley, this volume comprises papers from NAASN's 5th Conference La Red Norteamericana de Estudios Anarquistas / Le R seau Nord-Am ricain d' tudes Anarchistes]. Anarchism is experiencing a remarkable resurgence in the new millennium. Not only active in the streets across Turtle Island, growing interest in anarchist scholarship is perhaps unprecedented. This is reflected in the development of the North American Anarchist Studies Network (NAASN). Drawn from papers presented at the fifth NAASN conference in Surrey (on Coast Salish Territories), this collection shows the vitality of contemporary anarchist research and writing.TABLE OF CONTENTS //1 - Anarchism from the Margins: Introducing New Developments in Anarchist Studies Jeff Shantz2 - Social Capital In Anarchist MovementsDana M. Williams3 - Marginalization of Anarchism within Mainstream Criminology: A Content AnalysisChristopher Howell4 - Sexuality, Assault, Police Infiltration and Foucault: Notes for Further InquiryDr. Michael Loadenthal5 - Abolition Journal: Introduction & Manifesto Introduced by Brian Lovato & Eli Meyerhoff6 - In Defense of Counterposed Strategic Orientations: Anarchism and AntiracismJakub Burkowicz7 - Anti-State Resistance On Stolen Land: Settler Colonialism, Settler Identity And The Imperative Of Anarchist DecolonizationAdam Gary Lewis 8 - A Diversity of Media Tactics: Grassroots Autonomous Media in MontreaSandra Jeppesen, Anna Kruzynski, Aaron Lakoff and Rachel Sarrasin-Collectif de recherche sur l'autonomie collective (CRAC)9 - Radical Politics in a Conservative Capital: Anarchist Groups and Projects in EdmontonRobert Hlatky10 - The Right to the City Begins on the StreetDr. Katherine Dunster11 - Anarchist Surrealism & Canadian Apocalyptic Modernism: Allusive Political Praxis in Elizabeth Smart's "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down And Wept" James Gifford12 - Mesoamerica Resiste Excerpts from the companion guide to the graphic narrativeThe Beehive Design CollectiveAPPENDIXES //Appendix 1: NAASN Statement of PurposeAppendix 2: NAASN5 Call for Papers (Fall, 2013)Appendix 3: NAASN5 Full Schedule + Forum on Indigenous Food Sovereignty + Surrey Anarchist BookfairAppendix 4: A Few Words about SurreyAppendix 5: Indigenous Food Sovereignty ForumAppendix 6: Surrey Anarchist Bookfair PosterAppendix 7: Surrey Anarchist Bookfair Tablers

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0988234092
• ISBN13: 9780988234093
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Punctum Books
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"