Radical Responses to Climate Catastrophe
ES 480 at the University of Victoria
This interview with Silvia Federici was conducted in early 2016 by carla bergman and Nick Montgomery forĀ Joyful Militancy. For this interview we (Nick and carla) sent a āpreambleā outlining some of the ideas behind our book project, and had a conversation with based on the themes of our book and Federiciās other work. Silvia Federici: ā¦
Continue reading Feeling Powers Growing: An Interview with SilviaĀ Federici
Kelsey Cham C. was one of the first people interviewed by carla and Nick for theĀ Joyful MilitancyĀ project, back in early 2014.Ā This interview is included as an appendix in the book. carla and Nick (c&N): One of the things weāre trying to think through with the notion of sad militancy is the way that Empire gets ā¦
Continue reading Breaking down the walls around each other: interview with Kelsey ChamĀ C.
This interview with Gustavo Esteva was conducted in 2014 by carla bergman and Nick Montgomery forĀ Joyful Militancy. For this email interview we (Nick and carla) sent a āpreambleā outlining some of the ideas behind our book project, and then included a series of questions based on Estevaās other writings. As time went on in the ā¦
Continue reading The very notion of militancy changed in me: an interview with GustavoĀ Esteva
This interview was completed in early 2016 as part of the research for Joyful Militancy. We (carla and Nick) sent Marina Sitrin a āpreambleā outlining some of the ideas behind the book, and then included a couple questions based on Sitrinās other writings (especially Horizontalidad āĀ published in English asĀ HorizontalismĀ ā andĀ Everyday Revolutions). As time went on ā¦
Continue reading Care is at the heart: an interview with MarinaĀ Sitrin
Happiness is not joy. Under capitalism, happiness is a duty and unhappiness is a disorder. Companies increasingly sell happy experiences instead of products: happiness is a relaxing vacation on the beach, an intense night at the bar, a satisfying drink on a hot day, or contented retirement. As workers, we are expected to find happiness ā¦