Beyond Molotovs - A Visual Handbook of Anti-Authoritarian Strategies

This publication brings together over 50 first-hand accounts from anti-authoritarian movements, activists and artists, focusing on the sensuous and emotive dimension of their strategies.

Authoritarianism operates on a visceral level rather than relying on arguments. How can we counter authoritarian affects? This publication brings together more than 50 first-hand accounts of anti-authoritarian movements, activists, artists, and scholars from around the world, focusing on the sensuous and emotional dimension of their strategies. From the collective art and aesthetics of feminist movements in India, Iran, Mexico, and Poland, to sewing collectives, subversive internet art in Hong Kong, and even anti-authoritarian board games, the contributions open new perspectives on moments of resistance, subversion, and creation. Indeed, the handbook itself is a work of anti-authoritarian art.The editors behind the »International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies« and »kollektiv orangotango« are: Aurel Eschmann, Börries Nehe, Nico Baumgarten, Paul Schweizer, Severin Halder, Ailynn Torres Santana, Inés Duràn Matute, and Julieta Mira.

»Coordinated by the International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter Strategies and kollektiv orangotango, the book gathers imaginative experiences of struggle, allowing readers to travel the planet looking at how people carry out coordinated but also spontaneous actions in diverse geographies.« Inés Durán Matute/ Francisco De Parres Gómez, www.ppesydney.net, 01.10.2024