Had a great time attending the conference organised by Black Rose Books to commemorate the centenary of his death.
In case you missed it, you can re-watch the presentations by clicking the links below:
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaMEi12gH9M
– “P.A. Kropotkin: his Individualist communism, ” Vadim Valerievich Damier (Moscow), & Dmitry Ivanovich Rubliev (Moscow)
– “Peter Kropotkin’s ethics: between philosophical dualism and radical nihilism,” Nicolai Gerasimov (Moscow)
– “Kropotkin’s Law of Mutual Aid: An Evolutionary Perspective,” Lee Dugatkin (Louisville)
– “Kropotkin’s concept of Mutual Aid and Contemporary Practice,” Denis O’Hearn (El Paso) & Andrej Grubacic (San Francisco)
Day 2
Session A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT5GvrzRLto
- “An Alternative to Power — Mutual Aid,” Tomas Pewton (London)
- “Anarcho-communism, New Liberalism and British Social Science networks (1890-1921),” Shaun Pitt (Manchester)
- “Peter Kropotkin & His Influence on Czech Anarchism,” Lenka Anna Rovna (Prague)
- “Mutual Aid and the Sex Question,” Sarah Richter (New York)
- “Love, Care, and Mutual Aid as Community Self-Defense,” Hillary Lazar (Pittsburg)
- “Conceptions of Animal Morality; A Factor in Political Ideologies,” Laura Schleifer (New York)
Session B - – “Mutual Aid in a Time of Disaster: Kropotkin and Climate Adaptation, ” Joseph Aloi (Charleston)
- “Mutual Aid is Reality, ” Brandon Benallie (Dinétah, Navajo Nation)
Day 3
Session A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0CnnCXFzZM
- “Kropotkin and the roots of modern urbanism,” Franco Bunčuga (Brescia),
- “Kropotkin in the face of urbanisation,” Dimitrios Roussopoulos (Montreal)
- “Peter Kropotkin’s “Double Tendency” and the Paradigm Debate in Modern Public Relations,” Charles Marsh (Lawrence)
- “Economics, Community & the Pursuit of Happiness,” Jon Bekken (Philadelphia)
- “Kropotkin and Bookchin: Distinctions and Similarities,” Peter Goldman
Session B - “Pëtr Kropotkin, Anarcho-Communist “Intelligent Hero”: An Historical Analysis,” Javier Sethness (Los Angeles)
- “L’Éthique # 2 de Kropotkine: L’essence de la moralité (English & French), ” Chris Coquard (Quebec City)
- “L’anarchisme positif de Kropotkine dans son actualité,” Francesco Codello (Treviso)
- “P. Kropotkine et “Freedom. A journal of anarchist socialism”,” Selva Varengo (Milan)
- “Des groupes d’entraide mutuelle à la participation communautaire,” Bruno Miorali (Montova)
Day 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmQWqUfaWXo
Morning session
- Dmitrov Museum Presentation Historic Film of Kropotkin’s Funeral (YouTube)
- Interview with Alexandra Kropotkin (Peter Kropotkin’s daughter)
Afternoon session - “Disease, Degeneration, Health and the Bio-political Dimension of Kropotkin’s Anarchist Thought,” Richard Morgan (London)
A huge thank you to Black Rose Books for organising the event, the volunteers, presenters and everybody who participated. For more information about Black Rose Books and to view their extensive collection of Kropotkin’s works: