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Critical Theory, Buddhism, Social Theory, Social Geography, Philosophy, and 231 more
A Turkish translation of Anarchy, Geography, Modernity (Istanbul: Can Yayinlari, 2016). Text by John Clark with selections from Elisée Reclus. Information on this edition is linked.
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Between Earth and Empire focuses on the crucial position of humanity at the present moment in Earth history. We are now in the midst of the Necrocene, an epoch of death and mass extinction. Nearing the end of the long history of Empire... more
Between Earth and Empire focuses on the crucial position of humanity at the present moment in Earth history. We are now in the midst of the Necrocene, an epoch of death and mass extinction. Nearing the end of the long history of Empire and domination, we are faced with the choice of either continuing the path of social and ecological disintegration or initiating a new era of social and ecological regeneration.
The book shows that conventional approaches to global crisis on both the right and the left have succumbed to processes of denial and disavowal, either rejecting the reality of crisis entirely or substituting ineffectual but comforting gestures and images for deep, systemic social transformation. It is argued that large-scale social and ecological regeneration must be rooted in communities of liberation and solidarity, fostering personal and group transformation so that a culture of awakening and care can emerge.
Published by Atelier de Creation Libertaire, Lyon, 2019. Includes the texts "Comment un anarchiste a découvert la Terre" and "Éducation pour la Terre ou éducation pour l’Empire?"
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PDFs of cover and complete text of FLOOD BOOK, an illustrated post-Katrina rant about natural and unnatural disasters, tragedies and triumphs.
The new revised edition of The Impossible Community.
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Social Change, Social Theory, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Social Philosophy, and 58 more
Lightning Storm Mind: Pre-Ancientist Meditations by Max Cafard with Photographs by Michel Varisco, a Pro-Logos by Ed Sanders and a Pre-Figuration by Peter Marshall.
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Critical Theory, Social Theory, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Humanities, and 49 more
A Turkish translation of Max Stirner's Egoism
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Published by Exquisite Corpse Books (Baton Rouge, 2003), with a foreword by Andrei Codrescu.
Published by Exquisite Corpse Books (Baton Rouge: 2003). Here are links to two online versions, at the Research on Anarchism (RA Forum) site and the Anarchy Archives site.
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Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Daoism, Social Philosophy, Surrealism, and 46 more
Regina, SK: Changing Suns Press, 2016. A critique of neo-Malthusianism and “lifeboat ethics,” and an analysis of the moral dimensions of debates concerning world hunger, foreign aid, immigration policy, and population growth. See "Papers... more
Regina, SK: Changing Suns Press, 2016.  A critique of neo-Malthusianism and “lifeboat ethics,” and an analysis of the moral dimensions of debates concerning world hunger, foreign aid, immigration policy, and population growth. See "Papers - English" for two articles on which this book is based.
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A Turkish translation of Max Stirner's Egoism (London: Freedom Press, 1976)
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This text is a slightly revised version of the closing remarks for the “Deep Commons Conference 2022: Cultivating Ecologies of Solidarity and Care beyond Capitalism, Patriarchy, Racism and the State,” Cork, Ireland, October 29, 2022
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From New Clear Vision (Sept. 21, 2015).  A reflection on the recent Katrina commemoration events, on the true legacy of the Katrina disaster, and on what has been silenced in the name of resilience and redevelopment.
This article discusses the basis of justice in the collective flourishing of all beings and the overriding justice issue as the social and ecological crisis of civilization and the Earth.
A review of Simon Springer's effort "to return to the radical roots of geography in anarchist concepts," and  "to return anarchist geography to [being] a mode of social and political engagement."
Reflections presented at the “Readings and Reflections” session of the Summer Solstice Gathering at La Terre Institute for Community and Ecology,” Bayou La Terre, Dedeaux, MS, June 24, 2017.
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Social Theory, Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy, Humanities, Daoist Philosophy, and 47 more
This article was written for the "Anything Can Happen" issue of the Fifth Estate magazine, and explores the contemporary significance of the revolutionary hopes and dreams of the May '68 uprising. Attached is the final draft and a link to... more
This article was written for the "Anything Can Happen" issue of the Fifth Estate magazine, and explores the contemporary significance of the revolutionary hopes and dreams of the May '68 uprising. Attached is the final draft and a link to the published version in Fifth Estate issue  #402.
Published in Logos, vol. 10, issue 3 (2011) and presented at a Badiou panel at the Left Forum, Pace University, New York, New York, March 20, 2011.
A review of Anatol Dolgoff, "Left of the Left: My Memories of Sam Dolgoff" by Anatole Dolgoff.
An incomplete draft of this text was published in Democracy and Nature; the final version was published  as Ch. 10 of John P. Clark, _The Impossible Community: Realizing Communitarian Anarchism_ (New York and London: Bloomsbury, 2013).
This is the original English version of "Au-delà de l'universalisme et du relativisme: vers une théorie naturaliste dialectique de la valeur," which was published in Tout est Relatif. -- Peut-être. (Lyon: Atelier de création libertaire,... more
This is the original English version of "Au-delà de l'universalisme et du relativisme: vers une théorie naturaliste dialectique de la valeur," which was published in Tout est Relatif. -- Peut-être. (Lyon: Atelier de création libertaire, 1997).
Published in Perspectives on Anarchist Theory (Fall, 2006): 33-41.
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Cultural Studies, Political Sociology, Social Change, Social Movements, Social Theory, and 91 more
A concise critique of the Katrina Cottage as an expression of New Urbanist architecture, planning and design, originally published in Drain magazine #11, appended to "Deep Play in the City"; online at... more
A concise critique of the Katrina Cottage as an expression of New Urbanist architecture, planning and design, originally published in Drain magazine #11, appended to "Deep Play in the City"; online at http://drainmag.com/index_psy.htm?http://drainmag.com/ContentPSYCHOGEOGRAPHY/Essays/Cafard/Cafard.html
This text was presented at the Left Forum and later appeared in revised form in the book Between Earth and Empire
Published in Human Rights Review, Volume 10, Issue 4 (2009), pp. 583–604; online at http://www.springerlink.com/content/103917
This text was published in the book _Between Earth and Empire_ (PM Press, 2019). A shorter version appeared in the collection _Sweet Spots: In-Between Spaces in New Orleans_ (University of Mississippi Press, 2018).
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A critique of "The Politics of Cosmology," a thousand-page manuscript by social ecologist and political theorist Murray Bookchin, based on his study of the history of philosophy and his lectures on that topic. It appears on my PM Press... more
A critique of "The Politics of Cosmology," a thousand-page manuscript by social ecologist and political theorist Murray Bookchin, based on his study of the history of philosophy and his lectures on that topic. It appears on my PM Press blog and my "It Is What It Isn't" blog from Changing Suns Press.
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Social Theory, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Humanities, History of Thought, and 104 more
This text was written as a preface for the new edition of “Pour un municipalisme libertaire,” the French translation of “Theses on Libertarian Municipalism,” published by the Atelier de Création Libertaire in Lyon, and also appears on my... more
This text was written as a preface for the new edition of “Pour un municipalisme libertaire,” the French translation of “Theses on Libertarian Municipalism,” published by the Atelier de Création Libertaire in Lyon, and also appears on my Changing Suns Press and PM Press blogs.
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Social Movements, Social Theory, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy, and 136 more
Published as chapter 2 of The Impossible Community: Realizing Communitarian Anarchism (Bloomsbury: New York and London: 2013). An earlier version was published in Situations: Project of the Radical Imagination, Vol. 3, No. 2 (2010).
Published on Britannica.Com Humanities Web Site (May 2000); revised version in The Surre(gion)alist Manifesto & Other Writings (Baton Rouge: Exquisite Corpse Books, 2003).
Originally published in Drain, Issue 11,  Vol. 5, No.2.,  "Psychogeography" (October, 2008). Revised and published as chapter 2 of Surregional Explorations (Chicago: Charles Kerr, 2012).
On March 15, 2019 a group of eight people were arrested for entering the ballroom of the Ritz-Carleton Hotel in New Orleans and interrupting the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association to make statements about... more
On March 15, 2019 a group of eight people were arrested for entering the ballroom of the Ritz-Carleton Hotel in New Orleans and interrupting the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association to make statements about the ecocidal and genocidal consequences of oil production. This statement was written for the group’s defense in court, but was not presented, because the charges were dropped.
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From Exquisite Corpse 38 (1992): 2-3; reprinted in The Surre(gion)alist Manifesto & Other Writings (Baton Rouge: Exquisite Corpse Books, 2003).

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"Elisée Reclus et Emile Masson: Prendre Conscience de Soi-Même" in J.-Didier and Marielle Giraud, Emile Masson: Prophète et Rebelle (Rennes, France: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2005), pp. 107-115. Origina lly presented at Colloque... more
"Elisée Reclus et Emile Masson: Prendre Conscience de Soi-Même" in J.-Didier and Marielle Giraud, Emile Masson: Prophète et Rebelle (Rennes, France: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2005), pp. 107-115. Origina lly presented at Colloque International de Pontivy, 26, 27 and 28 Sept. 2003.
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French translation of "Bridging the Unbridgeable Chasm: On Bookchin’s Critique of the Anarchist Tradition" in LES RÊVES DE RAISON PRODUISENT DES MONSTRES (Marseille: Bus Stop Press, 2020)
Review of Simon Springer, The Anarchist Roots of Geography
From A Rivista Anarchica 13 (March, 1983): 27-32.
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Included here are links to four texts published in Itaatsiz : three installments of a Turkish translation of “Municipal Dreams: A Social Ecological Critique of Bookchin’s Politics” (pt. 1, Oct. 16, 2017; pt. 2, Nov. 1, 2017; pt. 3, Nov.... more
Included here are links to four texts published in Itaatsiz : three installments of a Turkish translation of “Municipal Dreams: A Social Ecological Critique of Bookchin’s Politics” (pt. 1, Oct. 16, 2017; pt. 2, Nov. 1, 2017; pt. 3, Nov. 15, 2017), and an introduction by Numan Bey (Sept. 29, 2017). The translation is by Alişan Sahin.
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From "nedircikler" (Turkish eco-anarchist site).
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An Italian translation of "Giant Economy Size BROTHER."
Greek translation of “Élisée Reclus: the making of a Communard”
German translation of "Humanity, Nature, and the Anarchist Ideal"
Korean translation of “Lessons from the School of Radical Social Change: Notes of a Slow Learner."
A Russian translation of "Realising Communitarian Anarchism
An interview with John Clark" from Planet Drum Pulse, published on the Russian site Проза.ру.
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From A Rivista Anarchica, vol. 12, no. 105 (Nov. 1982).
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Italian translation of "The Best of the Left," a review of Anatole Dolgoff's "Left of the Left: My Memories of Sam Dolgoff" in Bollettino Archivo G. Pinelli, No. 49 (Sept. 2017): 31-33.
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A Dutch translation of key sections (about 9000 words) of the essay "Municipal Dreams."
A Russian translation of "Left at the Post: A Review of Laclau and Mouffe's Hegemony and Socialist Strategy" in Вольная думка.
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Portuguese translation of a review of Simon Springer's The Anarchist Roots of Geography, in EducAnarquista, Oct. 26, 2017.
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From Ο Αδέσποτος (Athens: Oct. 19, 2018). A Greek translation of "What Is Social Ecology?" from John Clark, ed. Renewing the Earth (London: GreenPrint, 1990); originally published in The Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy 5 (Spring 1988):... more
From Ο Αδέσποτος (Athens: Oct. 19, 2018). A Greek translation of "What Is Social  Ecology?" from John Clark, ed. Renewing the Earth (London: GreenPrint, 1990); originally published in The Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy 5 (Spring 1988): 72- 75.
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Swedish translation of "What Is Anarchism?" published in Anarckistisk Tidskrift, 1/90, pp. 21- 42..
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Dutch transaltion of "What is Anarchism?" in De Aa: Anarcho-socialisties Tijdschrift (Nr. 50/51/52 - Maart-Augustus 1981): 2-22.
This text is a kind of eco-litany that was written for a people's mic presentation for a protest/intervention at the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association Annual Meeting at the Ritz-Carleton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, March... more
This text is a kind of eco-litany that was written for a people's mic presentation for a protest/intervention at the Louisiana Mid-Continent  Oil & Gas Association  Annual Meeting at the Ritz-Carleton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 15, 2019.
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Poem from Ghostling: An Anonymous Anarchist Publication #1 (New Orleans: Ghostling,  2017), p. 11.
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Published in RW Spryszak, ed., _I wagered deep on the run of six rats to see which could catch the fire first: Surrealists and Outsiders 2018_ (Roselle, IL: Thrice Oublishing, 2018), p. 185.
Two renku, written on the I-10 between Tallahassee and New Orleans, January 17, 1993.
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"A Brief Chat" podcast #56. The first of a five-part series of interviews by Jason Crane.
"A Brief Chat" podcast #57. The second of a five-part series of interviews by Jason Crane.
From a panel on "Buddhism, Radical Critique, and Revolutionary Praxis" at the Left Forum, • , John Jay College. New York City, May 31, 2014.
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Buddhism, Social Theory, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy, and 36 more
Interviewed by Megan Osterbur, Xavier University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Conversation #30: Ecology, May 11th, 2015.
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This program is a conversation with John Clark, Quincy Saul and interviewer Michael Pelias on issues posed in the book "The Impossible Community: Realizing Communitarian Anarchism" by John Clark. It is part of the series "The Radical... more
This program is a conversation with John Clark, Quincy Saul and interviewer Michael Pelias on issues posed in the book "The Impossible Community: Realizing Communitarian Anarchism" by John Clark.  It is part of the series "The Radical Imagination" on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network (May 13, 2016).
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Critical Theory, Social Change, Social Movements, Social Theory, Philosophy, and 80 more
Green Dreamer Podcast, Episode 302  (March 2021)
John Clark, Michael Pelias, and Peter Bratsis analyze "Planet of the Humans" – a 2019 American environmental documentary film written and directed by Jeff Gibbs and produced by Michael Moore. This is a podcast series of the Institute for... more
John Clark, Michael Pelias, and Peter Bratsis analyze "Planet of the Humans" – a 2019 American environmental documentary film written and directed by Jeff Gibbs and produced by Michael Moore. This is a podcast series of the Institute for the Radical Imagination.
Interview by Quincy Saul at the 2020 Virtual NYC Anarchist Bookfair.
An interview on anarchism, mutual aid, global ecological crisis, communities of liberation and solidarity, and the need for global organization for systemic change and social-ecological regeneration.
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Interview on "Letters and Politics Show," KPFK radio, Berkeley, CA., April 3, 2014
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Social Theory, Geography, Human Geography, Historical Geography, Political Geography and Geopolitics, and 77 more
A conversation with Mitch Hampton of "Journey of an Aesthete" Podcast
"KNYO and Common Ground Relief Media present an interview with 11th generation New Orleans native, anarchist, activist and Loyola philosophy professor John Clark talking about his deep roots, the tragedy of Katrina, and his radical ideas... more
"KNYO and Common Ground Relief Media present an interview with 11th generation New Orleans native, anarchist, activist and Loyola philosophy professor John Clark talking about his deep roots, the tragedy of Katrina, and his radical ideas to save his city." (00:58:59)
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A brief statement on the condition of Post-Katrina New Orleans, September 2005.  From an interview with Farrah Hoffmire of "Organic Process"
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An interview on libertarianism, anarchism, communitarianism, and La Terre Institute.
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An episode of Yes We Cannibal's “Meet Meat Podcast" (March 14, 2021)
Interview on "Time Talks: History, Politics, Music, and Art," podcast #14.
"A Brief Chat" podcast #60. The fifth of a five-part series of interviews by Jason Crane.
A Surregional Exploration of the Lolo Yoyo Lala Dada Fantôme Floor. Genre: Cinéma Élevé et Relevé. Ethos: L'Esprit de l'Ascenseur. A prelude to "elevate.1: A Global Day of Performances, Intervention, and Think Pieces in Elevators Across... more
A Surregional Exploration of the Lolo Yoyo Lala Dada Fantôme Floor. Genre: Cinéma Élevé et Relevé. Ethos: L'Esprit de l'Ascenseur.  A prelude to "elevate.1: A Global Day of Performances, Intervention, and Think Pieces in Elevators Across the World." See elevate1.org.
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"A Brief Chat" podcast #59. The fourth of a five-part series of interviews by Jason Crane.
An interview with the Deep Commons Collective Visioning Project.
Interview on "Against the Grain" program on Pacifica Radio, April 21, 2014.
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Social Theory, Geography, Human Geography, Political Geography and Geopolitics, Social Geography, and 103 more
"A Brief Chat" podcast #58. The third of a five-part series of interviews by Jason Crane.
Max Cafard and the Mesechabe Delta Surregional Exploration Group explore Lightning Storm Mind for the Second East European Anti-Bourgeois Anti-Culture Festival in Minsk, Belarus, on a cold, rainy day in the city of New Orleans 12/16/17.... more
Max Cafard and the Mesechabe Delta Surregional Exploration Group explore Lightning Storm Mind for the Second East European Anti-Bourgeois Anti-Culture Festival in Minsk, Belarus, on a cold, rainy day in the city of New Orleans 12/16/17. Members present included: Max Cafard; Robert Krieter; Megan Kelley; Todd Burst; and Paula L Weeks.
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"OK JAZZ LIVES!", a poster by Max Cafard and Rick O'Shea for Slavoj Zizek's talk on “Uses and Misuses of Violence.” Nunemaker Hall, Loyola University New Orleans, Nov. 17, 2013. So far, two people have responded with the correct meaning... more
"OK JAZZ LIVES!", a poster by Max Cafard and Rick O'Shea for Slavoj Zizek's talk on “Uses and Misuses of Violence.” Nunemaker Hall, Loyola University New Orleans,  Nov. 17, 2013. So far, two people have responded with the correct meaning of "OK JAZZ LIVES!"
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A La Terre Institute weekend program in the woods. Time is divided between discussion of the text of the Daodejing, and periods of walking, reflection, and meditation.
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A La Terre Institute weekend program in the woods. Time is divided between discussion of selections from Annie Dillard's _Pilgrim at Tinker Creek_ and periods of walking, reflection, and meditation.
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A La Terre Institute weekend program in the woods. Time is divided between discussion of selections from Gary Snyder's "The Practice of the Wild," and periods of walking, reflection, and meditation.
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A La Terre Institute weekend program in the woods. Time is divided between discussion of selections from _Walden_ and “Civil Disobedience" and periods of walking, reflection, and meditation.
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This correspondence (Murray Bookchin to John Clark, 1973-1991) is part of a larger work in progress that will include over twenty hours of digitized audiotapes from Murray Bookchin, transcripts of both the correspondence and audiotapes,... more
This correspondence (Murray Bookchin to John Clark, 1973-1991) is part of a larger work in progress that will include over twenty hours of digitized audiotapes from Murray Bookchin, transcripts of both the correspondence and audiotapes, and editorial commentary. The goal of this project is to facilitate scholarly research and to correct certain misrepresentations of the historical record.
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Social Movements, Political Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Political Ecology, and 46 more
The Monroe Library Special Collections & Archives has recently finished cataloging the papers of Loyola’s distinguished professor of Philosophy, John P. Clark.... This collection consists primarily of correspondence and publications.... more
The Monroe Library Special Collections & Archives has recently finished cataloging the papers of Loyola’s distinguished professor of Philosophy, John P. Clark.... This collection consists primarily of correspondence and publications. These materials include correspondence with political thinkers and book publishers, independently published political pamphlets and zines, and serial periodicals. (More to follow)
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Panel presentation at the Prague Prefiguration Conference, Friday, October 22, 2021
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