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Michigan, 1972-1996

 Sub-Series — Box: 8, Folder: 3-5
Identifier: 637-2-14

Scope and Contents

Includes the following publications:

Active Transformation - underground student newspaper published in East Lansing, Michigan, by the Lansing Community College Students for Environmental Action. It is about "keeping news of oppression in the public eye constantly," and "about Active Resistance to oppression and coercion - whatever form it takes: capitalism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, racism, destruction of the earth, militarism, etc."

Baby Fish Lost Its Momma - zine, self-published in Detroit, Michigan, near the Cass Corridor neighborhood. It is anarchist and anti-authoritarian in focus, and states that it is a "Free form hournal of poetry, politics, visuals, fikshun, interviews, music, literary reviewz, creative thought, and communal action." Unknown date range of publication, unknown author.

Fifth Estate - the longest-running anti-authoritarian/anarchist publication in America. Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1965 by Harvey Ovshinsky, the paper was originally focused on civil unrest and revolution. A number of editors succeeded Ovshinsky after the 1970s, and the focus of the paper moved more towards being anti-civilization and anti-technology. It eventually came to be the focal point of the anarcho-primitivist movement. Since 2006 the editorial board has been decentralized, and issues are published out of Michigan, Tennessee, New York, and Wisconsin.

Lesbian Connection - newsletter/journal founded in 1974 in East Lansing, Michigan, published by Ambitious Amazons. Calls itself "A nationwide forum of news and ideas by, for, and about lesbians."

The Reproduction of Daily Life - reprint of essay by Marxist theorist Fredy Perlman, by the Black and Red Press, Detroit, Michigan, 1972. The essay is an analysis of alienation and the reproduction of the economy in daily life. An introduction to basic Marxist concepts such as commodity fetishism, alienation, and surplus value.

A Trinity - program for a one-act play by Detroit-area feminist activist Kathleen Devlin, describing the play as "A woman at the crossroads of her life confronts her conflicting ambitions in deciding which direction her life should go." Play was performed at the Trumball Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, 27-28 May 1994

Items

MICHIGAN I - BOX 8, FOLDER 3 (6 items):

Active Transformation, no. 3, 1994 (Summer)

Baby Fish Lost Its Momma, no. 4, circa 1990s

Fifth Estate, v. 24, no. 1 (331), 1989 (Spring)

Fifth Estate, v. 25, no. 2 (335), 1990-1991 (Winter)

Fifth Estate Special Edition, 1991 (Spring)

Fifth Estate, v. 26, no. 3 (338), 1992 (Winter)

MICHIGAN II - BOX 8, FOLDER 4 (8 items):

Fifth Estate, v. 27, no. 1 (339) 1992 (Spring)

Fifth Estate, v. 27, no. 2 (340), 1992 (Autumn); 3 copies

Fifth Estate, v. 28, no. 1 (341), 1993 (Spring)

Fifth Estate, v. 28, no. 2 (342), 1993 (Summer); 2 copies

Fifth Estate, v. 28, no. 3 (343), 1993 (Fall-Winter)

MICHIGAN III - BOX 8, FOLDER 5 (11 items):

Fifth Estate, v. 29, no. 1 (344), 1994 (Summer)

Fifth Estate, v. 31, no. 1 (347), 1996 (Spring)

Lesbian Connection, v. 2, no. 3, Jul. 1976

Lesbian Connection, v. 2, no. 4, Aug. 1976

Lesbian Connection, v. 2, no. 7, Dec. 1976

Lesbian Connection, v. 3, no. 6, Dec. 1977

Lesbian Connection, v. 3, no. 7, Feb. 1978

Lesbian Connection, v. 9, no. 2, Sep. 1986

The Reproduction of Daily Life, 1972

A Trinity: A One Act Play by Kathleen Devlin, May 27, 1994; 2 copies

Dates

  • 1972-1996

Extent

From the Collection: 4.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

25 items

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Saint Louis University Archives Repository

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