This is a conversation with William C. Anderson, author of the book The Nation on No Map (AK Press 2021) and co-author of As Black as Resistance (AK Press 2018). He’s also the co-founder of Offshoot Journal and provides creative direction as a producer of the Black Autonomy Podcast.
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Topics Discussed:
Long conversation on Black anarchism
The influence of Zen Buddhism
Seeing the world as a janitor
Critiques of black nationalism, capitalism and liberalism
The legacy of slavery and Reconstruction on Black people in the US
Tensions between ‘reform’ and ‘revolution’
The legacy of the Black Panthers Party
Internationalism vs Intercomunalism
Afro-futurism and Solarpunk
Recommended Books:
A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand
The Terms of Order: Political Science and the Myth of Leadership by Cedric J. Robinson
Facing Reality by C.L.R. James and Grace C. Lee
The James Baldwin clip I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAmL3F5uylo&feature=emb_imp_woyt
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