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| <nettime> Exploring the Anarchist Lexicon |
The first is by Teresa Xavier Fernandes, who, in response to Colson’s identification of anarchism as a ‘radical critique of representation’, unpacks Nietzsche’s conception of representation as a ‘lie’. In her Nietzschean typology of ‘liars’ Fernandes identifies the anarchist as a ‘faker’ who reminds us that representation is a trap.
The Concept of Representation: Is This a Trap? https://anarchiststudies.noblogs.org/article-the-concept-of-representation-is-this-a-trap/The second in the series is by Iwona Janicka, who picks up on Colson’s reference to Gabriel Tarde to discuss the role of imitation in shaping behavior. She points to the inherently mimetic aspects of anarchism, as exemplified in anarchist housing co-operatives and other intentional communities.
Gabriel Tarde and the Anarchist Contgion https://anarchiststudies.noblogs.org/article-gabriel-tarde-and-the-anarchist-contagion/Nathan Jun discusses Colson’s consideration of the term ‘anarchism’ itself. Colson argues that the contemporary drive to taxonomically classify ‘anarchism’ negates the ‘infinity of manners’ which the anarchist project ought to encompass. Jun, however, points to the potential for meaninglessness in leaving the term completely open.
A Few Thoughts on Colson’s Lexicon https://anarchiststudies.noblogs.org/article-a-few-thoughts-on-colsons-lexicon/Finally, Roger Farr offers ‘affinity’ as a path to follow between the Lexicon’s terms, and ruminates on Colson’s own use of the term ‘affinity’ as a potential first step.
The Affinity for Affinity, or How to Read the Lexicon https://anarchiststudies.noblogs.org/article-the-affinity-for-affinity-or-how-to-read-the-petite-lexicon/[A Little Philosophical Lexicon of Anarchism from Proudhon to Deleuze is translated by Jesse Cohn, and published by Minor Compositions (on release to the book trade in April 2019). PDF available freely online: http://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=902]
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