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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Autonomy, Refusal, and the Black Bloc: Positioning Class Analysis in Critical and Radical Theory (Radical Subjects in International Politics)

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Product Description Autonomy, Refusal, and the Black Bloc reinterprets the positioning of critical and radical theory by focusing squarely on the role of class analysis. It also argues that the survivance of The Frankfurt School style of critique is wholly dependent upon the traditions of radical theory that find their same departure point from out of "the great refusals" of the 1960s and 1970s. By linking together the traditions of critical and radical theory through the work of Marcuse and Negri and by demonstrating their conjunctural and historiographical connections, Carley argues that the inventive strategic and organizational contexts that give rise to the black bloc tactic constitute a new political expression of class and, more forcefully, constitute the meaning of class politics for the late 20th and 21st century. Review Carley's work is short and dense, wasting no time in diving into the complexities of radical and critical theory, as well as the tactical dimensions of social movement organizing. This is not a weakness, as it lends a clarity of purpose and significance to Carley's arguments. As such, it is of interest to scholars concerned with contemporary forms of social protest, as well as activists and organizers doing that work. Given the growing prominence of groups using Black Bloc tactics and those adjacent to them--various antifa groups, as well as the gilet jaunes in France--the number of those interested in such questions is bound to grow.--Journal for the Study of Radicalism Contra Antonio Negri's criticism of the black bloc movement as "solitary" and "individual," Carley argues powerfully and lucidly that the black bloc movement involves not merely isolated incidents of revolt, but an "affirmative and active" practice of progressive and constructive reconfigurations of social relations. This is an important contribution for anyone attempting to theorize, and support, contemporary social movements, and particularly the urgent issue of their organization or lack thereof.--Pierre Lamarche, Professor of Philosophy, Utah Valley University These are fighting words. Part genealogy of critical theory's strongest sinews, part corrective to the distortions of posers, Carley's mastery of the literature is bested only by his contempt for those who fake it. Every theory must find its limit situation, and Carley makes plain that, at its threshold, "autonomy" demands the repolarization of our one-dimensional world. Read at your own risk!--AK Thompson, Author of Premonitions: Selected Essays on the Culture of Revolt and Black Bloc, White Riot: Antiglobalization and the Genealogy of Dissent About the Author Robert F. Carley is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Texas A&M University, College Station. He most recent work appears in Rethinking Marxism and he is the author of Culture and Tactics: Gramsci, Race, and The Politics of Interpretation (Forthcoming) and Collectivities: Politics at the Intersections of Disciplines (Lexington, 2016).

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Brand: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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ASIN: 1786608804
Category: Books > Subjects > Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences > Government & Politics > Civil Liberties & Political Activism > Civil Rights & Citizenship
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Release Date: 11 July 2019
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