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Month: November 2012

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Anarchism’s Ungovernability, and What it Means to Be a Mutualist

November 15, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

  Some time back I posted an unexpectedly controversial post on “The Ungovernability of Anarchism.” My goal was to start to talk about how the things that we are in the process of learning about […]

Contr'un

Gastrolatry / Gastronomy / Gastrosophy

November 13, 2012

These entries are from the Dictionary Of Phalansterian Sociology: GASTROLATRY. — Ignoble role of the man who only knows how to play with his jaw. — New Industrial World, 259. Theory of Universal Unity, 109. […]

Contr'un

Louise Michel, “The Claque-Dents” (IV-VI)

November 13, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

THE CLAQUE-DENTS [continued] IV There are two little-known islands on the coast of Morbihan. From a distance, Hœdik has the appearance of a seahorse; some bits of land, one having the appearance of bagpipes, the […]

Contr'un

Louise Michel and “the birds of the coming storm”

November 8, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

Here is a literal translation of Louise Michel’s “Les Corbeaux”, from Before the Commune, a posthumous collection of poems published in 1905.  _____ THE CROWS Up there, on the fir trees, are some soft birds’ […]

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From Louise Michel’s “The Imperial Bastard”

November 8, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

I’ve been reading bits and pieces of Louise Michel’s novels, as part of a larger project to get a general sense of what’s out there, and naturally with some eye to what might be worth […]

Contr'un

Here he comes, to save the day…

November 8, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

I’ve been reading bits and pieces of Louise Michel’s novels, as part of a larger project to get a general sense of what’s out there, and naturally with some eye to what might be worth […]

Contr'un

A lighter side of Louise Michel

November 7, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

I’ve posted translations of “Old Chéchette,” a first story from Louise Michel’s Tales and Legends for the Children (1884), and “The Clavier of My Over-Dream,” an article/prose-poem contributed (under the name “Louis Michel) to Le […]

Contr'un

Joseph Déjacque, “The Humanisphere” — Note on “The Extremes”

November 3, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

I’m working on completing Part I of The Humanisphere, but I decided to finish up this very interesting note before settling down to that task. There are tensions in the work which are pretty remarkable […]

Contr'un

Joseph Déjacque, “The Humanisphere” (Part III)

November 1, 2012 Shawn P. Wilbur

[I’ve posted parts of The Humanisphere before, and talked a bit about the difficulties involved. Slowly, but surely, I’m working my way through the work, but not necessarily tackling the sections in order. This is […]

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