University of New Mexico School of Law Library

Ernesto Longa recently announced the forthcoming publication of his annotated bibliography entitled, Anarchist Periodicals in English Published in the United States (1833-1955): An Annotated Guide. (Scarecrow Press, Forthcoming Dec., 2009).

In the 19th and 20th centuries, dozens of anarchist publications appeared throu...ghout the United States despite limited financial resources, a pestering and censorial postal department, and persistent harassment, arrest, and imprisonment by the State. Such works energetically advocated a stateless society built upon individual liberty and voluntary cooperation. In Anarchist Periodicals in English Published in the United States (1833-1955): An Annotated Guide, Ernesto A. Longa provides a glimpse into the doctrines of these publications.

This volume highlight the articles, reports, manifestos, and creative works of anarchists and left libertarians who were dedicated to propagandizing against authoritarianism, sham democracy, wage and sex slavery, and race prejudice. In the survey are nearly 100 newspapers produced throughout North America. For each entry, the following information is provided: title, issues examined, subtitle, editor, publication information, including location and frequency of publication, contributors, features and subjects, preceding and succeeding titles and an OCLC number to facilitate the identification of owning libraries via a WorldCat search. Excerpts from a selection of articles are provided to convey both the ideological orientation and rhetorical style of each paper's editors and contributors. Finally, special attention is given to highlighting the scope of anarchist involvement in combating obscenity and labor laws that abridged the right to freely circulate reform papers through the mails, speak on street corners, and assemble in union halls.Read More

Theresa Strike will present at the New Mexico Technology in Education Conference in October. She will explore some of the legal aspects for educators concerning use of social networking, such as Facebook, Ning, and Linked In, including a discussion of some of the cases where schools and students have clashed over the ...use of social networking, the option of working with a site’s reporting system, and the importance of creating a policy and communicating it to the students.Read More