Dear All,
I'm advising a fascinating senior thesis here, "The Life and Times of Up
Against the Wall Motherfuckers," about the famous lower east side
anarchist collective of the late-1960s. I'm lucky to be working with a
talented and energetic student, and this is actually the first study of
its kind. (The senior thesis in Hist and Lit is in fact a pretty big
deal; students work on the project for almost a year and they often make
valuable and original contributions to the to the academic literature.)
Anyhow, we're suffering the difficulty of a lack of sources. Accordingly,
my student and I would both be interested in hearing from anyone at all
who thinks they might have something to share about UATWMF or their
milieu. This would include former members or associates, friends, or
anyone who encountered them. I think we've done a pretty good job of
finding the little bit of material that has been written about them already,
but if anyone knows any unlikely or out-of-the-way sources, that would be
wonderful too. Best to contact both me and my student together; I'm at
mcmill@fas.harvard.edu, and Caitlin is at ccasey@fas.harvard.edu.
Many thanks!
John McMillian
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