Building Free Life

Description

From Socrates to Antonio Gramsci, imprisoned philosophers have marked the

history of thought and changed how we view power and politics. From his

jail cell, Abdullah Öcalan has penned daringly innovative works that give

profuse evidence of his position as one of the most significant thinkers of

our day. His prison writings have mobilized tens of thousands of people and

inspired a revolution in the making in Rojava, northern Syria, while also

penetrating the insular walls of academia and triggering debate and

reflection among countless scholars. So how do you engage in a meaningful

dialogue with Öcalan when he has been held in isolation since April 2015?

You compile a book of essays written by an international cast of the most

imaginative luminaries of our time, send it to Öcalan''s jailers, and hope

that they deliver it to him. There can be no boundaries or restrictions for

the development of thought. Thus, in the midst of different realities–from

closed prisons to open-air prisons–the human mind will find a way to seek

the truth. Building Free Life stands as a monument of radical thought, a

testament of resilience, and a searchlight illuminating the impulse for

freedom. Contributors include Radha D''Souza, David Graeber, John Holloway,

Raúl Zibechi, Antonio Negri, Immanuel Wallerstein, Andrej Grubacic, Nazan

ÜstÜndag, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Norman Paech, Donald H. Matthews, Thomas

Jeffrey Miley, Damian Gerber, Shannon Brincat, Patrick Huff, Ekkehard

Sauermann, and Mechthild Exo.