This is a list of radical writings around the issues of intersectionality, privilege (theory), identity (politics), and difference.
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“I Would Rather be a Cyborg Than a Goddess” Intersectionality, Assemblage, and Affective Politics, Jasbir Puar (2011)
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“Undocumented”: How an Identity Ended a Movement, Yasmin Nair (2013)
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10 Theses on Identity Politics, JMP (2013)
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A Class Struggle Anarchist Analysis of Privilege Theory– from the Women’s Caucus of Afed (2012)
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A Neo-Anarchist Vampire Bites Back: Mark Fisher and Neoconservative Leftism, Automatic Writing (2013)
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A Politics of Humanity: Towards a Critique of Conflict, Identity, and Transformation, Scott Nappalos (2013)
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A Question of Privilege, Wolfi Landstreicher (2001)
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Against Liberalism, for Intersectional Class Politics, Garage Collective (2014)
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All hail the vampire-archy: what Mark Fisher gets wrong in ‘Exiting the vampire castle’, Ray Filar (2013)
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Anarchism, Social Emancipation and Privilege Theory: A Critique, Jehu (2013)
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Anarchist Debates on Privilege (2013; Dyspohia 4, pamphlet)
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B-grade politics and reaction, Angela Mitropoulos (2013)
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Be Careful With Each Other, So We Can Be Dangerous Together (2012)
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Black Feminism and Intersectionality, Sharon Smith (2014)
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Brocialism, Recording Surface (2013)
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Capitalism and Oppression: Against Identity Politics, Blogging The End (2013)
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Class Struggle and Intersectionality: Isn’t Class Special?, Automatic Writing (2013)
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Creating an Anarchist Theory of Privilege, Dónal O’ Driscoll (2013)
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Damn these vampires, synthetic_zero (2013)
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Decolonial Intersectionality and a Transnational Feminist Movement, Sara Salem (2014)
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Exiting the Vampire Castle, Mark Fisher (2013)
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Fragments on Intersectionality, Anger & the Left, Automatic Writing (2014)
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Further Adventures in Intersectionality: On the Hounding of Laurie Penny & Richard Seymour, James Heartfield (2014)
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Gothic Politics: A Reply To Mark Fisher, Matthijs Krul (2013)
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Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy: Rethinking Women of Color Organizing, Andrea Smith (2006)
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I am a Woman and a Human: a Marxist Feminist Critique of Intersectionality Theory, Eve Mitchell (2013)
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Identity, Politics, and Anti-Politics: a Critical Perspective, Phil (2010)
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Identity Politics and Class Struggle, Robin D.G. Kelly (1997)
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Inclusive, intersectional, anti-racist feminist class war – Many shades, second sex, Farah (2013)
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Insurrection at the Intersections: Feminism, Intersectionality, and Anarchism, Abbey Volcano and J. Rogue (2013)
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Intersectional? Or Just Sectarian? James Heartfield (2013)
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Intersectionality and the Identity Politics of Class, Automatic Writing (2013)
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Intersectionality, Calling Out & the Vampire Castle -we need dialogue & change rather than exclusion, Andrew Flood (2014)
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Is Intersectionality a Theory?, J.J.M.E. Gleeson (2014)
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K-Punk and the Vampire’s Castle, Not Just The Minutiae (2013)
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Marginalization is Messy: Beyond Intersectionality, Aphrodite Kocieda (2013)
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Marxism, Feminism & Privilege, Ross Speer (2014)
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Marxist Feminism as a Critique of Intersectionality, Sara (2013)
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On Fighting Patriarchy: Why Bros Falling Back Isn’t Enough, Kim and Arturo (2013)
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On Race, Gender, Class, and Intersectionality, Brenna Bhandar (2013)
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On the Abolition of Gender, Folie à Deux (2012)
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Oppression, Intersectionality and Privilege Theory, Karl Gill (2014)
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Oppression Within Oppression: A Response to “A Question of Privilege,” Beyond Resistance (2011)
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Postmodern Origins of Intersectionality, The Charnel House (2014)
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Privilege Politics is Reformism, Will (2012)
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Privilege Theory. The Politics of Defeat, Sabcat (2013)
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Refusing to Wait: Anarchism and Intersectionality, Deric Shannon and J. Rogue (2009)
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Rethinking Class: From Recomposition to Counterpower, Paul Bowman (2012)
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The Dead End in Checking Class Privilege, Ryne Poelker (2013)
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The Elements of Intersectionality, Mhairi McAlpine (2013)
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The Identity Politics of Capital: Homogenising Differentiation, Automatic Writing, (2014)
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The Oppression Ouroboros: Intersectionality Will Eat Itself, Jason Walsh (2014)
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The Point of Intersection, Richard Seymour (2013)
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The Politics of Denunciation, Kristian Williams (2014)
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The Politics of Voices: Notes on Gender, Race & Class, Aidan Rowe (2013)
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The Poverty of Privilege Politics, Tabitha Bast and Hannah McClure (2013)
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The principle that there is a single world does not contradict the infinite play of identities and differences, Alain Badiou (2014)
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The Problem with “Privilege”, Andrea Smith (2013)
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The Promises and Pitfalls of Privilege Politics (2012; in pamphlet printing form, i.e. hard to read)
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The White Skin Privilege Concept: From Margin to Center of Revolutionary Politics, Michael Staudenmaier (2007)
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Tim Wise & The Failure of Privilege Discourse, Robtheidealist (2013)
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Vampires aren’t actually real, though. Class is: a reply to Mark Fisher’s castle of bollocks, Cautiously Pessmistic (2013)
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What’s Wrong With Identity Politics (and Intersectionality Theory)? A Response to Mark Fisher’s “Exiting the Vampire Castle” (And Its Critics), Michael Rectenwald (2013)
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Who Is Oakland: Anti-Oppression Activism, the Politics of Safety, and State Co-optation, CROATON (2012)
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With Allies Like These: Reflections on Privilege Reductionism, Linchpin (2014)
This list was originally compiled by Abbey Volcano on Facebook and then updated on the Automatic Writing blog - check that blog for an updated version.
Let that blog know if there’s anything missing or that you think should be added (self-promotion is fine as long as it’s on topic). Also let AW know if there’s mistakes or broken links here, as I haven’t gone through this all with a fine-tooth comb or anything. Linking does not imply endorsement.