Contested terms, supportive relationships, and historical omissions: A critical response to _frontiers of solidarity.

Di Marco Campbell, L. R. (2021) Contested terms, supportive relationships, and historical omissions: A critical response to _frontiers of solidarity. On Education: Journal for Research and Debate, 4, 10. (doi: 10.17899/on_ed.2022.10.11)

Abstract

Serving as a response to the entirety of on_education volume ten, _frontiers of solidarity, the following essay questions the absence of takes that ‘nurture and enact anti-capitalist, anarchist, feminist, anti-racist, de-colonial, anti-fascist, queer, trans[, or] sex worker- inclusive values through conversation and direct action' in the manner advocated by Antiuniversity Now (n.d.). A Community Development practitioner and educator by trade, the author addresses the significant gaps within this volume, identifying a failure from a majority of contributions to appropriately define the issue’s very focus of ‘solidarity’. Indeed, that amongst the papers is a proclamation that solidarity is contrary to the human condition is of great concern, with Negrea-Busuioc’s assertion that '[s]olidarity [...] is not a natural human emotion' (ibid) or that it ‘is not an innate human characteristic but one that can develop in a nurturing environment (e.g. family, school, community)’ a particular issue given the wealth of anarchistic literature which attests to the contrary. The contributions of Fichtner, Bajaj, and Tow are, however, recognised for their value in advancing this issue.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: No
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Di Marco Campbell, Mr Luke Ray
• Authors: Di Marco Campbell, L. R.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Journal Name: On Education: Journal for Research and Debate
• ISSN: 2571-7855
• Copyright Holders: Copyright: © 2021 The Author
• First Published: First published in On Education. Journal for Research and Debate 4: 10
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence