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Chapter 1 -"The Insignificant Signified"

Because of its increasing triviality, everyday life has gradually become our central preoccupation (1). No illusion, sacred or deconsecrated (2), collective or individual, can hide the poverty of our daily actions any longer (3). The enrichment of life calls inexorably for the analysis of the new forms taken by poverty, and the perfection of the old weapons of refusal (4).

Introduction

Introduction to The Revolution of Everyday Life.
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The revolution of everyday life - Raoul Vaneigem

Raoul Vaneigem was one of the most important thinkers within the Situationist International as well as frequent editor of their journal…

The Tragedy of Woman's Emancipation

Socialism, anarchism and feminism - Carol Ehrlich

Socialism, anarchism and feminism - Carol Ehrlich

Carol Ehrlich's 1977 anarchist feminist text.

The tyranny of tyranny - Cathy Devine

A critical response by Cathy Devine to The tyranny of structurelessness by Jo Freeman.

Untying the knot

Untying the Knot was a pamphlet which republished the Jo Freeman text Tyranny of Structuralessness and included a response by Cathy Devine, on how we organise radical groups and how we act as radicals so as to avoid a disordered political movement. Since being written in the early 1970s, both these essays have had a profound influence on both the feminist and anarchist movements world-wide.

Searchlight and the State - "Sniper"

From issue 36 of Anarchy (second series) from summer 1983. Reprinted by Kate Sharpley Library in 2001. The article where "anti-fascist" magazine…

References

Part Two: The 1980's and Beyond

Part One: The 1970's

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Searchlight for Beginners - Larry O' Hara

An investigation into anti-fascist magazine Searchlight, and its links with British intelligence services. Despite causing a lot of problems for…
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