Publisher Description

Queering Anarchism brings together a diverse set of writings, ranging from the deeply theoretical to the playfully personal, that explore the possibilities of queering,' turning the dominant, heteronormative structures of belief and identity entirely inside out. Ranging in topic from the economy to disability, politics, social structures, sexual practice, interpersonal relationships and beyond, the authors here suggest that queering might be more than a set of personal preferences and they point toward the possibility of an entirely new way of viewing the world.'

Author Biography

Deric Shannon is a long time anarchist currently living in Connecticut. He is co-editor of The Accumulation of Freedom: Anarchist Writings on Economics (AK Press 2012), Political Sociology: Oppression, Resistance, and the State (Pine Forge Press 2010), and Contemporary Anarchist Studies (Routledge 2009). He is also the author of many book chapters, journal articles, and reviews typically on social movements, culture, sexuality, and their intersections with radical politics. He is a member of Queers without Borders and a believer in radically different futures. J. Rogue is a queer intersectional anarchist-communist who has been organizing in anarchist, feminist and radical queer communities for over ten years. Much of her organizing has centered around HIV/AIDS, prisons, and militarism. She has also been involved in transfeminist organizing with Camp Trans, and participated in several radical queer and feminist conferences and projects over the years. Rogue is a member of the Workers Solidarity Alliance and currently lives and works in Austin, Texas. C. B. Daring is an intersectional anarchist-communist queer sex worker. They have spent many years organizing within the feminist, sex work, anarchist, and labor movements nationally and locally. They have been published in various magazines, newspapers and blogs. They are a member of the Workers Solidarity Alliance, a collective member at Red Emma's Bookstore and Coffeehouse and a popular education facilitator. Abbey Volcano is an anarchist militant currently living in Eastern Connecticut, typically organizing with the Quiet Corner Solidarity Network and struggles around reproductive freedom. When she's not reading awesome graphic novels and watching sci-fi, she's subverting the dominant paradigm, typically writing on identity, sexuality, and gender. She's a member of the Workers Solidarity Alliance, Queers Without Borders, and a constant critic of the violence and boredom inherent in institutionalized hierarchies of all kinds.

Table of Contents

Queering Anarchism Table of Contents 1. Preface, Martha Ackelsberg 2. Introduction, Christa B. Daring, J. Rogue, Deric Shannon, Abbey Volcano 3. Anarchy without Opposition, Jamie Heckert 4. Queering Heterosexuality, Sandra Jeppesen 5. Queering Class Struggle, Gayge Freyjasbarn 6. Outsider Identities & Creating Queer Spaces, Farhang Rouhani 7. Pleasure Affirmation & ACT UP, Ben Shepard 8. Straightness Must be Destroyed,Saffo 9. Gay Marriage and Queer Love, Ryan Conrad 10. Tyranny of the State and Trans Liberation, Jerimarie Liesegang 11. Tearing Down the Walls: Queerness, Anarchism and the Prison Industrial Complex, Jason Lydon 12. A Diversity of Sex Tactics Part 1, CRAC collective 13. Police at the Borders, Abbey Volcano 14. Queer-Cripping Anarchism: Intersections and Reflections on Anarchism, Queerness, and Disability, Liat Ben-Moshe, Anthony J. Nocella, II and AJ Withers 15. Queering the Economy, Stephanie Grohmann 16. Queering our Analysis of Sex Work, C. B. Daring 17. Gender Sabotage, Sally Darity 18. BDSM and Anarchism, Hexe 19. Sex and the City: Hegemony and the Sexual Order, Isabel de la Calle 21. Polyamory and Queer Anarchism: Infinite Possibilities for Resistance, Susan Song

Competing Titles

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Accessible presentation of cutting edge academic theories. Rare simulataneous exploration of Queery Theory and Anarchist Theory.

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