Rabbles is series of talks with radical thinkers and agitators who are pushing the boundaries of revolutionary queer praxis. The conversations are for anyone who wants to learn more about histories of queer social movements, and their contributions to contemporary socialist and communist politics. It aims to bridge the ever-widening gap between queer scholarly knowledge production within the academy and activist sites. Watch the episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjb7ZA9lxji0R5stAcLaqEA
Alexander Stoffel and Felix del Campo
In this episode, Ira T., Jules Gleeson, Elle O'Rourke, and Kay Gabriel reflect on the meaning of trans liberation. They cover questions surrounding gender abolition, bodily autonomy, theory and praxis, and the communist horizon. You can find Kay on Twitter @unit01barbie (https://bit.ly/3bRvXWT), Jules @socialrepro (https://bit.ly/3fLEZ9b), and Elle @eileanorr (https://bit.ly/3foQy76).
En este episodio, Piro nos cuenta la relación dialéctica entre las disidencias sexuales y de genero y las distintas tradiciones políticas de izquierda radical en el estado español. Hacemos un recorrido por su inmensa obra historiográfica Invertidos y Rompepatrias. Marxismo y Anarquismo en el Estado Español (1868-1982).
En este episodio, Piro nos cuenta la relación dialéctica entre las disidencias sexuales y de genero y las distintas tradiciones políticas de izquierda radical en el estado español. Hacemos un recorrido por su inmensa obra historiográfica Invertidos y Rompepatrias. Marxismo y Anarquismo en el Estado Español (1868-1982).
In this episode, ME O'Brien charts the history of projects to abolish the family from Marx and Engels in the mid-19th century till today. We discuss transformations of the family under capitalist development, anti-racist critiques of family abolition, working-class solidarity, and the contradictions of prefigurative politics. You can find all of her work at www.michelleestherobrien.com.
In this episode, Emma Heaney talks to us about how sexology made sex cis. We cover the trans feminine allegory, the colonial roots of cisness, the dangers of mystification, and the politics of academic knowledge production. You can find Emma on Twitter @riislover667 (https://bit.ly/3cL0Coy).
In this episode, Huw Lemmey takes us on a tour through London to explore the twentieth-century world of spies and sex, crime and cruising. He discusses the class composition of British homosexuality, collusion between queers and the state's security apparatus, moral panics around sexuality, anti-communism, and more. Felix and I then have a conversation with him about this mind-bending history. You can find Huw on Twitter @huwlemmey (https://bit.ly/2YaKzJW), subscribe to his amazing newsletter at https://huw.substack.com/, or listen to his podcast BadGays at https://badgayspod.com/.
In this episode, we talk to Sophie Lewis about Shulamith Firestone. How can her work inspire our present thinking around family abolition, the relationship between feminism and queer politics, femme- and somatophobia, and reproductive technology? You can find Sophie on Twitter @reproutopia (https://bit.ly/3tleYUh), read more of her work at https://lasophielle.org/essay-archive, and support her on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reproutopia.
In this episode, Max Fox reflects on the sexual liberation movement of the late-sixties and early seventies. We discussed the politicization of homosexuality during the sexual liberation era, the inheritances and departures from the movement's ideology, and the possibilities of sexual politics today. You can find Max on Twitter @mxwfx (https://bit.ly/2MUazHa) or at https://www.maxfox.site.
In this episode, Yasmin Nair talks to us about developments within queer politics since the AIDS epidemic. We cover Pete Buttigieg, the non-profit industrial complex, the politics of Against Equality, far-right gays, how to think about sex politically, anti-trans violence, and the neoliberal university. You can find Yasmin on Twitter @NairYasmin (https://bit.ly/3pMofCs) and read more of her work at https://yasminnair.com.