From the website: "There was a period, about a decade ago, in the years surrounding Occupy Wall Street, when a variety of commentators asserted that anarchism had become the predominant ideological tendency within the U.S. Left. The resurgence of democratic socialism since 2016 suggests that was a brief window, yet anarchist styles of organizing and strategies of change continue to inform an array of contemporary movements, from Black Lives Matter to the Yellow Vest uprisings in France. The past twenty years have also seen a marked uptick in English-language scholarship on anarchism in disciplines ranging from philosophy to sociology, aided by interdisciplinary organizations such as the North American Anarchist Scholars Network and the UK’s Anarchist Studies Network. Anarchism is a political ideology and practice – some say “a way of life” – with mid-19th century origins that opposes all forms of social domination and promotes the values of equal liberty and mutual aid. The following microsyllabus is intended to help those relatively new to anarchism gain historical footing in this complex and often misunderstood political tradition."