Tag Archives: revolution

Italy: Autonomia (7) – Mario Tronti

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

It is wrong to define present day society as “industrial civilisation”. The “industry” of that definition is, in fact, merely a means. The truth of modern society is that it is the civilisation of labour. Furthermore, a capitalist society can … Continue reading →

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Italy: Autonomia (6) – Raniero Panzieri

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

The question, long debated, of how to connect and harmonize demands and partial, immediate struggles, with general ends, is resolved precisely in affirming the continuity of struggles and of their nature. In effect this connection and this harmonization are impossible, and are … Continue reading →

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Italy: Autonomia (5) – “Bifo” and Radio Alice

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

Radio Alice was an Italian Pirate radio broadcasting from Bologna at the end of the 1970s. It started transmitting on 9 February 1976 using an ex-military transmitter on a frequency of 100.6 MHz. The station was closed by the carabinieri on 12 March … Continue reading →

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Italy: Autonomia (4) – Franco “Bifo” Berardi

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

Franco Berardi, alias “Bifo”, was one of the main figures of the Movement of 77 in Bologna. He was arrested at that time under the charge of “subversive association”. Bifo was asked to write the following presentation, by the editors … Continue reading →

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Italy: Autonomia (3)

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

… we have no choice but to be the children of ’77 … From Blackout ((Poetry and Politics)) (30/03/2019) … 1977: The Year That Is Never Commemorated Claire Fontaine “It’s not enough to denounce the lies of the power, we need … Continue reading →

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Italy: Autonomia (2)

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

Anarchist truth cannot and must not become the monopoly of one individual or committee; nor can it depend on the decisions of real or fictitious majorities. All that is necessary — and sufficient — is for everyone to have and to … Continue reading →

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Italy: Autonomia (1)

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

… the notion of class entails the notion of historical relationship. Like any other relationship, it is a fluency which evades analysis if we attempt to stop it dead at any given moment and anatomise its structure. The finest meshed … Continue reading →

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Simon Critchley: Mystical Anarchism

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

Exploring the facets of the desire to smash time, through “mystical anarchism … It is not enough for us to reject conditions and institutions; we have to reject ourselves. “Do not kill others, only yourself” – such will be the … Continue reading →

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On the desire to smash time

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

The consciousness of exploding the continuum of history is peculiar to the revolutionary classes in the moment of their action. The Great Revolution introduced a new calendar. The day on which the calendar started functioned as a historical time-lapse camera. … Continue reading →

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Jacques Rancière: Between anarchy and anarchism

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Julius Gavroche

We do not gain from the working operations of history that comprehensive understanding which would reveal the true solution. At best we rectify errors which occur along the way, but the new scheme is not immune to errors which will … Continue reading →

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