First volume of the Anarchism and Punk Book Project published

November 29, 2022
by Rich Cross
https://thehippiesnowwearblack.org.uk/2022/11/29/first-volume-of-the-ana...

‘SMASH THE SYSTEM’, the first volume of writings to be produced by the Anarchism and Punk Book Project, is back from the printers and will be sent out to Crowdfunder supporters shortly.

The Anarchism and Punk Book Project was launched in the spring of 2021, and committed to producing a series of themed collections based on contributions from authors and researchers addressing contemporary and historic connections between punk culture and anarchist politics across the globe.

The first volume, subtitled Punk Anarchism As A Culture of Resistance, contains more than a dozen chapters exploring the different intersections between anarchism and punk in scenes around the planet and in different time periods.

As part of the wider promotion of the book, launch events are planned for London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin and New York.

The original plan to produce four volumes in the series has now been streamlined to three. Detailed of the (now extended) contents of volumes two and three will be publicised in the coming months.

More details are available on the Anarchism and Punk Book Project site: https://anarchismandpunk.noblogs.org/

Chapter list for Book 1!

Here’s what you can expect from the first book in the Anarchism and Punk series, Smash The System! Punk Anarchism as a Culture of Resistance:

Foreword: Punk – dangerous utopia. Participants in the CrimethInc. Ex-Workers’ Collective.

Introduction: Smash All Systems! Jim Donaghey, Will Boisseau and Caroline Kaltefleiter.

Chapter One. Punk in South Africa: Race, class, colonialism and capitalism. Kevin C Dunn.

Chapter Two. Kubazuela: Remembering a Caribbean anarchist punk connection between Cuba and Venezuela (‘with rum but without Coca-Cola’). Rodolfo Montes de Oca. Translated by Luke Ray Di Marco Campbell.

Chapter Three. Punk archive: Collectionism, memories and resistance in Brazil (1979-2000). Antônio Carlos de Oliveira.

Chapter Four. The meanings of anarchism in Brazilian punk: A socio-historical approach. João Batista de M Bittencourt and Tiago de Jesus Vieira.

Chapter Five. Anarchist punk and post-left anarchism in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay (1983-1993). Mariana Gabriela Calandra.

Chapter Six. The (anti-)neoliberalism of Chilean punk anarchism. Max Woods.

Chapter Seven. ‘I’m here, and don’t forget it’: Punk, anarchism, repression, and resistance in the Basque Country and Chile. Asel Luzarraga in interview with Jim Donaghey.

Chapter Eight. State liberation or state abolition? Czech punk between anti-Communism and anarchism. Ondřej Daniel.

Chapter Nine. WAR DANCE (fuck war, let’s dance): Anarchism, punk, and DIY music in Croatia since the 1990s. Marko Vojnić in interview with Len Tilbürger.

Chapter Ten. ΜΓΔ: The figure of the cop in the anarchic lyrics of Greek punk. Christos Marneros.

Chapter Eleven. ‘We spread the black flag around us’: The punk scene and the anarchist movement in Athens (late 1970s-2010). Yannis N Kolovos.

Chapter Twelve. The anarchist ethics of punk: The Punk Ethics collective in the UK. Jay Kerr.

Chapter Thirteen. Trans-feminist punk in the United States: Collective action, activism, and a libidinal economy of noise. Casey Robertson.

Chapter Fourteen. Anarchism and democracy in Indonesia: An underground perspective. M Rizky Sasono.

Chapter Fifteen. AS A PUNK DANGLING FROM THE VERTICAL SOCIETY: Punk in northern Japan as a ‘culture of transgression’. James D Letson.

Chapter Sixteen. ‘Anarchy in the PRC’: Anarchist practices and references in the Chinese punk movement. Nathanel Amar.

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How long till uploaded to theanarchistlibrary for free printing and discounted selling by LBC reissues?

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