The Social Construction of Gender
I’ve been involved in a number of conversations lately about the social construction of gender, and it occurs to me…
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Where are the activists as austerity bites? They have been beaten back
Protesters face violence, arrest and serious charges. Only the brave dare face this savage suppression. door Laurie Penny, via guardian.co.uk…
Queer Theory: a short introduction
An adaptation of Thoughts on Developing Anarchist Queer Theory by Dot Unlike most identity-based studies, and even in contrast to…
A new blow for undocumented people in the Netherlands
door Jilles Mast. In all likelihood the Dutch government will soon put in effect a law declaring illegal residence a…
Neoliberalism and the Politics of Higher Education: An Interview With Henry A. Giroux
Dr. Henry A. Giroux argues that with the rise of market fundamentalism and the ensuing economic and financial meltdown, youth…
In Praise of Idleness – Bertrand Russel (1932)
Like most of my generation, I was brought up on the saying: ‘Satan finds some mischief for idle hands to…
Thoughts on the Sussex occupation as a dead end
Members of the Queer (in) Crisis collective question the Sussex occupation and demos as empty forms and traditions, and discuss…
After Occupy
More than one year after the last encampments were dismantled, no material trace of Occupy remains in the cities where…
Chavez in the Crosshairs: Washington Nemesis, Latin American Hero
You could almost hear the sigh of relief coming out of Washington at the news of Hugo Chavez’s death on…
Noam Chomsky on “Public Education and The Common Good”
Mr. Chomsky gives to us an eloquent historical, present and future perspectives as to the public educational system in the…