Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire
Aug 16, Corvus rated it liked it Shelves: I read this book. I enjoyed this book. My critical review does not mean I did not like this book. Also, this cover art is spectacular. That said, I think this book is more for educating straight and cis anarchists or unfortunately even making straight people think they are queer.
As a person who has spent time around nonradical poly and kinky straight people, giving them reason to appropriate queer identity and join queer separatist spaces which they are already doing in droves is not something I am comfortable with. It made me wonder how many of the editors were cis people in heterosexual relationships with cis people, or how many of them knew what it was like to move throughout the world dealing with the kind of oppression the most marginalized queer and trans people deal with when I was reading the introduction.
That said, the queering heterosexuality essay, which I TRIED to read with an open mind, was very clear in saying straight people should be very careful not to appropriate queer identities or heterosexualize queer spaces. This was overshadowed by how much of the essay was focused on trying to appropriate and heterosexualize as well as- see other reviews- using slurs that aren't hers to use or reclaim.
Unfortunately, all of the hetero "queers" I have met in real life seem to be more concerned about how much space they can take up and how oppressed they are by queer and trans people. I am glad to have it on my shelf.
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I just hope the focus on straight people being queer doesn't lead to even more straight people taking up queer space and pushing out the people that created it. Oct 09, Helene rated it really liked it. Since this is a collection, of course some of the articles were better than others, and there was a lot of repetition - like basically 25 definitions of 'queer' and 'anarchism'. But some very interesting topics were covered - I had never heard of queercripping, for instance.
Some topics sounded interesting, like an intersection between anarchism and BDSM, but were covered very inadequately. There was also a lot of focus on practical life style decisions. But yes, I will recommend this, but the t Since this is a collection, of course some of the articles were better than others, and there was a lot of repetition - like basically 25 definitions of 'queer' and 'anarchism'.
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But yes, I will recommend this, but the title fucking recommends itself, so.. Dec 06, P. Haslam rated it really liked it Shelves: A very exciting book. I've rarely read something I agree so wholeheartedly with! And in some really unusual ways.
The first six or so essays are solid and brilliant, but after then it becomes more hit and miss. Plenty worthwhile reading despite this. The book gives me a complete assurance in really questioning every one of my own assumptions, and the central importance of seeing the grey in between. Fantastic thing to be in print, much recommended.
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Apr 30, Shannon rated it it was amazing. Full disclosure, I know two of the editors. Much of this is very thoughtful and made me think of things I hadn't. Much of it will strike seasoned anarcha-queer readers as harmless treading of dialectic water.
Queering Anarchism: Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire
I am genuinely confused as to the inclusion of Sandra Jeppesen's essay, "Queering Heterosexuality" and, as alluded to in another review, her use of the T-word. Worth a read, especially as an introduction to, err, queering anarchism. Aug 14, Chris Keeve rated it liked it Shelves: It's a good stepping stone into radical queer thought, especially as it pertains to something as simple as re-thinking the ways in which we relate to each other and engage with each other inside and outside of radical spaces.
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You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. AK Press Collectively-owned, worker-run. Radical publishing and distribution since Dec 31, ISBN Details What does it mean to "queer" the world around us? How does the radical refusal of the mainstream codification of GLBT identity as a new gender norm come into focus in the context of anarchist theory and practice?