Ole Birk Laursen
@olebirklaursen.bsky.social
anticolonialism / antifascism / anarchism / author of 'Anarchy or Chaos: M. P. T. Acharya and the Indian Struggle for Freedom' (2023) https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/anarchy-or-chaos/
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Anarchy or Chaos | Hurst Publishers
The first biography of an extraordinary political thinker at the heart of India's struggles against colonial and domestic oppression.
www.hurstpublishers.com
I'm a historian of anticolonialism and anarchism in the 20C. My first book, 'Anarchy or Chaos', is a biography of India's foremost anarchist activist M.P.T. Acharya, and I am currently writing a book on the Indian revolutionary movement in Europe, 1905-1918. www.hurstpublishers.com/book/anarchy...
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Congrats to Mitchell Abidor on publishing this fascinating and revealing biography of Victor Serge. An honour to have my words featured on the cover!
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Congrats to Mitchell Abidor on publishing this fascinating and revealing biography of Victor Serge. An honour to have my words featured on the cover!
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
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The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
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Opening exhibition on Jewish feminist anarchist Milly Witkop.
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Opening exhibition on Jewish feminist anarchist Milly Witkop.
23 Nov 1905: Narayan Krishna spoke at the Manchester Martyrs Celebration in Chicago, a manifestation of Irish-Indian anticolonial alliances.
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
23 Nov 1905: Narayan Krishna spoke at the Manchester Martyrs Celebration in Chicago, a manifestation of Irish-Indian anticolonial alliances.
Writing about Narayan Krishna's arrival in Canada in February 1905 this morning. On board the SS "Corinthian", a fellow passenger drew a sketch of him as "Prince Ha-Ra-Yan Kesber". In Montreal, newspapers called him "Nara Yan Kesher", "Ha-Ra-Yan Krishna", and "Dr. Kershau". A man of many names.
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Writing about Narayan Krishna's arrival in Canada in February 1905 this morning. On board the SS "Corinthian", a fellow passenger drew a sketch of him as "Prince Ha-Ra-Yan Kesber". In Montreal, newspapers called him "Nara Yan Kesher", "Ha-Ra-Yan Krishna", and "Dr. Kershau". A man of many names.
Released 30 years ago, at a time when I was listening to punk and metal, Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad" deeply affected me - and it still does to this day. www.spin.com/2025/11/30-y...
30 Years Later, ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ Reminds Us That There’s Still Work to Be Done
Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska has been getting a lot of attention lately, with the Scott Cooper-helmed biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and Nebraska
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November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Released 30 years ago, at a time when I was listening to punk and metal, Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad" deeply affected me - and it still does to this day. www.spin.com/2025/11/30-y...
Re-proofreading an old chapter on "Anti-Imperialism" that is about the be re-printed.
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Re-proofreading an old chapter on "Anti-Imperialism" that is about the be re-printed.
“Anarchism and Peace History," a special issue of Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (2025.2). journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ad...
Vol. 2025 No. 2 (2025): Anarchism and Peace History
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November 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“Anarchism and Peace History," a special issue of Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies (2025.2). journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ad...
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Thanks to the generosity of a friend in Paris, I have received a list of "Madame" Bhikhaiji Cama's correspondence intercepted by the French intelligence service. Hoping to get my hands on the actual correspondence in a few months time.
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Thanks to the generosity of a friend in Paris, I have received a list of "Madame" Bhikhaiji Cama's correspondence intercepted by the French intelligence service. Hoping to get my hands on the actual correspondence in a few months time.
Thanks to the generosity of a friend in Paris, I have received a list of "Madame" Bhikhaiji Cama's correspondence intercepted by the French intelligence service. Hoping to get my hands on the actual correspondence in a few months time.
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Thanks to the generosity of a friend in Paris, I have received a list of "Madame" Bhikhaiji Cama's correspondence intercepted by the French intelligence service. Hoping to get my hands on the actual correspondence in a few months time.
The doctoral dissertation of Abulhasan Mansur, a member of the Indian Independence Committee during the First World War.
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The doctoral dissertation of Abulhasan Mansur, a member of the Indian Independence Committee during the First World War.
Writing up something on anticolonial spaces in Weimar era Berlin. During WWI, many Indians lived at Leibnizstr. 42, and M.P.T. Acharya returned to this address when he fled Russia in 1922. Next door was S. C. Guha, a vocal critic of Nazism, and the Kaviani Press, a prominent Persian publisher.
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Writing up something on anticolonial spaces in Weimar era Berlin. During WWI, many Indians lived at Leibnizstr. 42, and M.P.T. Acharya returned to this address when he fled Russia in 1922. Next door was S. C. Guha, a vocal critic of Nazism, and the Kaviani Press, a prominent Persian publisher.
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A lecture with reading by the FAU History and Future Working Group.
"Between the Syndicalist Women’s Union and humanitarian aid: Milly Witkop-Rocker in Berlin, 1919–1933"
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"Between the Syndicalist Women’s Union and humanitarian aid: Milly Witkop-Rocker in Berlin, 1919–1933"
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November 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A lecture with reading by the FAU History and Future Working Group.
"Between the Syndicalist Women’s Union and humanitarian aid: Milly Witkop-Rocker in Berlin, 1919–1933"
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"Between the Syndicalist Women’s Union and humanitarian aid: Milly Witkop-Rocker in Berlin, 1919–1933"
yiddish.berlin/wp/en/2025/1...
A lecture with reading by the FAU History and Future Working Group.
"Between the Syndicalist Women’s Union and humanitarian aid: Milly Witkop-Rocker in Berlin, 1919–1933"
yiddish.berlin/wp/en/2025/1...
"Between the Syndicalist Women’s Union and humanitarian aid: Milly Witkop-Rocker in Berlin, 1919–1933"
yiddish.berlin/wp/en/2025/1...
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A lecture with reading by the FAU History and Future Working Group.
"Between the Syndicalist Women’s Union and humanitarian aid: Milly Witkop-Rocker in Berlin, 1919–1933"
yiddish.berlin/wp/en/2025/1...
"Between the Syndicalist Women’s Union and humanitarian aid: Milly Witkop-Rocker in Berlin, 1919–1933"
yiddish.berlin/wp/en/2025/1...
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My friend Henry Dee's new book "Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951" has just been published by @livunipress.bsky.social . Check it out here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
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Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951
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November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My friend Henry Dee's new book "Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951" has just been published by @livunipress.bsky.social . Check it out here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
My friend Henry Dee's new book "Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951" has just been published by @livunipress.bsky.social . Check it out here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Militant Migrants | Home
Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My friend Henry Dee's new book "Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951" has just been published by @livunipress.bsky.social . Check it out here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
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Lala Har Dayal (1914): "There is no such thing as qualified freedom. Liberty cannot be limited.... The very concept of “equal freedom” is untenable. Quantitative terms cannot be used in speaking of freedom."
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November 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Lala Har Dayal (1914): "There is no such thing as qualified freedom. Liberty cannot be limited.... The very concept of “equal freedom” is untenable. Quantitative terms cannot be used in speaking of freedom."
www.anarchistfederation.net/liberty-and-...
www.anarchistfederation.net/liberty-and-...
Lala Har Dayal (1914): "There is no such thing as qualified freedom. Liberty cannot be limited.... The very concept of “equal freedom” is untenable. Quantitative terms cannot be used in speaking of freedom."
www.anarchistfederation.net/liberty-and-...
www.anarchistfederation.net/liberty-and-...
www.anarchistfederation.net
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Lala Har Dayal (1914): "There is no such thing as qualified freedom. Liberty cannot be limited.... The very concept of “equal freedom” is untenable. Quantitative terms cannot be used in speaking of freedom."
www.anarchistfederation.net/liberty-and-...
www.anarchistfederation.net/liberty-and-...
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I have uploaded a bunch of Swedish anarchist periodicals to my archive.org page, including "Anarkisten" (Stockholm) and "Anarkistisk Tidsskrift" (Stockholm). archive.org/details/@ola...
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I have uploaded a bunch of Swedish anarchist periodicals to my archive.org page, including "Anarkisten" (Stockholm) and "Anarkistisk Tidsskrift" (Stockholm). archive.org/details/@ola...
I have uploaded a bunch of Swedish anarchist periodicals to my archive.org page, including "Anarkisten" (Stockholm) and "Anarkistisk Tidsskrift" (Stockholm). archive.org/details/@ola...
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I have uploaded a bunch of Swedish anarchist periodicals to my archive.org page, including "Anarkisten" (Stockholm) and "Anarkistisk Tidsskrift" (Stockholm). archive.org/details/@ola...
From my time as an early teenage comics artist
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
From my time as an early teenage comics artist
We are excited to host @audreytruschke.bsky.social in Berlin next week. If you’re around, please come by and remember to register in advance.
I'll be in Berlin in a couple of weeks, giving two talks. Do join us!
RSVP (Nov 18): luma.com/tjcyoy5t
RSVP (Nov 20): www.eventbrite.com/e/fieldnotes...
RSVP (Nov 18): luma.com/tjcyoy5t
RSVP (Nov 20): www.eventbrite.com/e/fieldnotes...
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We are excited to host @audreytruschke.bsky.social in Berlin next week. If you’re around, please come by and remember to register in advance.
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In his victory speech, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social quoted Eugene V. Debs. More than 100 years ago, in 1908, Narayan Krishna - India's first socialist - campaigned for Debs on the "Red Special"-train in Chicago. indiasworld.in/indias-first...
India’s First Socialist: The Untold Story of Dr Narayan Krishna | India's World
In the summer of 1910, an Indian social democrat named Dr Narayan Kesheo Krishna startled Europe’s socialist elite in Copenhagen. A globe-trotting thinker w ...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
In his victory speech, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social quoted Eugene V. Debs. More than 100 years ago, in 1908, Narayan Krishna - India's first socialist - campaigned for Debs on the "Red Special"-train in Chicago. indiasworld.in/indias-first...
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Exciting new open access publication on anarchist editors, "Anarquistas Editoras: Biografías políticas en femenino", edited by María Migueláñez Martínez and Lucia Campanella accesoabiertocomares.com/index.php/co...
Anarquistas editoras: Biografías políticas en femenino
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November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Exciting new open access publication on anarchist editors, "Anarquistas Editoras: Biografías políticas en femenino", edited by María Migueláñez Martínez and Lucia Campanella accesoabiertocomares.com/index.php/co...
Exciting new open access publication on anarchist editors, "Anarquistas Editoras: Biografías políticas en femenino", edited by María Migueláñez Martínez and Lucia Campanella accesoabiertocomares.com/index.php/co...
Anarquistas editoras: Biografías políticas en femenino
| Comares ACCESO ABIERTO
accesoabiertocomares.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Exciting new open access publication on anarchist editors, "Anarquistas Editoras: Biografías políticas en femenino", edited by María Migueláñez Martínez and Lucia Campanella accesoabiertocomares.com/index.php/co...