Anarchist Studies |
The 1990s begin to look like a false dawn, marked by a series of inevitably inchoate initiatives: the collapse of Soviet-style authoritarianism, anti-globalisation protests, and the Zapatista insurrection. The events of 11 September 2001 initiated the brutal resurgence of state politics, and a new cycle in the development of world politics. The texts assembled here illustrate the responses by diverse groups of anarchists and libertarian commentators to these events.
It is a widespread opinion among literary critics that Mary Shelley consciously dissociated herself from the radical social and political ideals of her parents and husband. Situating her first three novels (Frankenstein, Valperga, The Last Man) in the tradition of Godwinian thought, this article sets out to argue against the view that she championed political and cultural conservatism, and rejected the ideals of progress and rationalism.
Anarchist and alternative publishers' applications of and attitudes towards copyright law are examined. An e-mail questionnaire and interviews with publishers are the basis for further discussion. Publishers were asked how intellectual property legislation might develop following technological changes. There was a clear division of opinion among publishers, with bigger publishers willing to use copyright law despite their ambivalence or opposition to it on a philosophical basis.
Anarchism Lancastrium, a little magazine published in North West England in the seventies, is described and discussed. Its roots in local expressions of sixties counter-culture are identified, and the publication and the activities of its key contributors are assessed in relation to wider campaigns. AL's use of sexist and explicit sexual language is noted, and a contextual shift in the meanings and effects of such discourse between the mid-sixties and the late seventies is registered. A conclusion summarises some subsequent activity of the creators of AL.
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