The Next Layer - TAZ http://tnl-6.local/taxonomy/term/585/0 en-US SPAZMs on the Uncommons http://tnl-6.local/node/596 <p>SPAZ | Semi-Permanent Autonomous Zones</p> <p>In 1985 the anarchist philosopher, poet and activist Hakim Bey wrote a small but influential book called Temporary Autonomous Zone (or TAZ). Bey proposed the political necessity for the creation of autonomous, horizontally-organised process-oriented productive spaces.(1) The temporary nature of alternative initiatives was crucial, ensuring creative dynamism and an inbuilt resistance to corruption and ossification. TAZ became a kind of a manifesto and blueprint within various activist communities worldwide, and influenced the shaping of innumerable creative projects.</p> <p><a href="http://tnl-6.local/node/596" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://tnl-6.local/node/596#comments English Research p2p Semi-permanent autonomous zones SPAZ TAZ uncommons Uncommons Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:54:06 +0000 doll_yoko 596 at http://tnl-6.local