R. Reddebrek's Blog
September 26, 2021
The Forerunners of Anarchism
Been a week of big developments, my translation of Emile Armand's history of the philosophy of Libertarian thought Les précurseurs de l’anarchisme has been printed and will be distributed soon, as will a PDF version. So far a web friendly version was added to the Anarchist Library, and the Kindle e-reader version is free for a time.
Kinda overwhelming really, received some feedback and advice from several proof readers and friends, hope it raises awareness of Emile Armand in English speaking circles.
Kinda overwhelming really, received some feedback and advice from several proof readers and friends, hope it raises awareness of Emile Armand in English speaking circles.
August 11, 2021
New Book and giveaway
My latest release Milicianas, Soldaderas, Petroleuses and the Yellow Mimosa: A Brief History of Female Revolutionaries has been published on the Kindle store, and to celebrate it is available for free from now until the weekend.
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I started writing this project a few years ago when I first discovered the manosphere, MRAs/Incels/Pick up artists etc. For about five months it seemed like everywhere I turned I would see an worryingly popular internet personality pushing misogynistic nonsense.
But what got under my skin was that I noticed that many of them were using the same talking point as a sort of ice breaker "women don't pull there wait in military service" or some variation of it. It was also depressing to see this line crop up in supposedly left wing spaces, as part of that "I'm not a feminist, I'm an eqaulist" stuff.
Fortunately I haven't seen that dreck in awhile, but just incase its still bubbling under the surface I decided to finish my project instead of just leaving it to languish. Its not a definitive work, like the subtitle says I see this as serving as a short and accessible introduction for the genuinely ignorant, and a quick way to rebut arguments when they appear.
Please check it out if any of this frustrates/interests you.
link
I started writing this project a few years ago when I first discovered the manosphere, MRAs/Incels/Pick up artists etc. For about five months it seemed like everywhere I turned I would see an worryingly popular internet personality pushing misogynistic nonsense.
But what got under my skin was that I noticed that many of them were using the same talking point as a sort of ice breaker "women don't pull there wait in military service" or some variation of it. It was also depressing to see this line crop up in supposedly left wing spaces, as part of that "I'm not a feminist, I'm an eqaulist" stuff.
Fortunately I haven't seen that dreck in awhile, but just incase its still bubbling under the surface I decided to finish my project instead of just leaving it to languish. Its not a definitive work, like the subtitle says I see this as serving as a short and accessible introduction for the genuinely ignorant, and a quick way to rebut arguments when they appear.
Please check it out if any of this frustrates/interests you.
July 28, 2021
Kindle Give Away
From today until the 1st of August, my translation of Wilhelm Liebknecht's speech on war and revolution is free. you can find it at this link. Reviews are highly appreciated and welcome.
While I'm not very sympathetic to the German social democratic project and party, I do think Wilhelm is an important and overlooked example of that tendency at its height. The speech is explicitly international and anti-militarist, and is essentially the opposite of the SPD's more infamous turn to embracing German nationalism and collaboration with the German Empire.
I have two other translations in the works from this earlier "purer" period of social democracy, as well as a translation of a philosophical history of Libertarian thought by the French Individualist Anarchist Emile Armand, and some other material to work on in the future.
While I'm not very sympathetic to the German social democratic project and party, I do think Wilhelm is an important and overlooked example of that tendency at its height. The speech is explicitly international and anti-militarist, and is essentially the opposite of the SPD's more infamous turn to embracing German nationalism and collaboration with the German Empire.
I have two other translations in the works from this earlier "purer" period of social democracy, as well as a translation of a philosophical history of Libertarian thought by the French Individualist Anarchist Emile Armand, and some other material to work on in the future.
