Currently I’m reading Nina Burton’s ‘Livets tunna väggar’ which translate to something like Walls of Life. It’s a book by a Swedish writer who inherits her mother’s summer house. When she wants to renovate it, she finds all sort of life around and in the house. She uses said life to teach you something about the intellect of various insects and animals, which goes deeper than humans normally think.

It’s a very interesting book that makes me think about non-human life even more. Creatures that are thousands of times smaller than we are have such complex societal structures. Humans have overcommodified animal life for centuries now, seeing them as property and commodities instead of complex and intelligent life forms.

What are you reading?

  • ghostOfRoux();English
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    9 months ago

    Anarchy Works was recommended on a few reddit posts while I was looking for books to add. It seems like a modern take on the theory. Conquest of Bread has been on my list since I started reading theory because it’s so highly regarded. The question is, do I wanna keep reading really old stuff and get the foundation or read something more modern for a change of pace?

    I do plan on reading both this next year though.

    • QueerCommie
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      9 months ago

      I just realized ironically Anarchy works is on my reading list while the Conquest of Bread isn’t. Have you read other old anarchist stuff yet? If not it might be better to get the early anarchist reading done before you get to the modern adaptations so you can see how it changed. I should read both at some point too.

      • ghostOfRoux();English
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        9 months ago

        This is my first foray into anarchist theory so I really only know a bit about mutual aid and sef-association so far, outside of the concepts that overlap more with ML, the state, police, church, etc.

        I have tried listening to Anarchy and other Essays by Goldman but realized I really wasn’t paying attention so I will start that over at some point. I also have some more Errico Malatesta and some Daniel Guerrin on my list. I think Guerrin might be more modern though. I did toss God and State by Bakunin on there as well. There is a few counter argument pieces I wanna get to but that will be for later.