Anarchism and Peace History

  • Dominique Miething

Abstract

Building from the poster by Chris Lebeau (1878–1945) which graces the cover of this issue, Dominique Miething provides an introduction to the relationship between anarchism and peace history referencing four of Lebeau‘s artworks. He also sheds new light on the anarchist origins of one of the peace movement’s most pervasive symbols, the broken rifle.

Author Biography

Dominique Miething

Dr Dominique Miething is a lecturer at the Freie Universität Berlin’s Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science. His research and teaching focus on the history of political ideas and on teacher training in civic education, specializing in peace education and peace history, and in combating antisemitism, authoritarianism, as well as right-wing extremism. He is particularly interested in studying engagements with historical and political issues at museums and memorial sites and their didactical settings. Among his publications are Anarchistische Deutungen der Philosophie Friedrich Nietzsches. Deutschland, Großbritannien, USA [Anarchist Readings of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Philosophy. Germany, Great Britain, USA]. 1890–1947 (Nomos, 2016); Desiderius Erasmus: “War is sweet to those who have no experience of it …” - Protest against Violence and War [= Publication series: Exhibitions on the History of Nonviolent Resistance, no.1, Christian Bartolf/Dominique Miething (ed.)] (Freie Universität Berlin, 2022); “Emma Goldman (1869–1940),” in Handbuch Anarchismus, ed. Thomas Friedrich (Springer VS, 2022), n.p.; “Antisemitism in the anarchist tradition”, in: Anarchist Studies 26, no. 1 (2018): 105-108.

Journal cover image in sepia of a World War One era soldier breaking a rifle in half
Published
2025-11-18
Issue
Vol. 2025 No. 2 (2025): Anarchism and Peace History
Section
Articles

Copyright (c) 2025 Dominique Miething

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