ABSTRACT
This chapter traces the roots of classical anarchism to understand why freedom from domination has featured as one of the key facets of anarchism. Given the fluid nature of anarchism, it is essential to contextualize its conceptual threads, to locate them in relation to other fronts of struggle and forms of radical thought. Michael Freeden's morphological approach provides a useful framework for doing so. Then, the chapter looks at contemporary anarchism, queer theory and anti-colonialism, which may be helpful for understanding the overlapping relationship between interlocking theory and important radical currents within anarchist thought. Current anarchism speaks less to humanitarian concern with universal freedom and more to an inclusive, interlocking framework as the vital starting point for revolutionary struggle. This change is attributable to the complementary overlap between post-structuralist anarchist theory and other influential radical currents such as Black feminist intersectionality, queer theory, and decolonial thought.
