Kenneth Kenafick
Kenneth Kenafick | |
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Born | Norseman, Western Australia | April 11, 1904
Died | January 26, 1982 | (aged 77)
Other names | James Kennedy, Leo Conon (pen names) |
Alma mater | University of Western Australia, Melbourne Teachers' College |
Occupation(s) | Poet, writer, translator, activist |
Organization(s) | No Conscription Campaign (secretary), and League for Freedom (secretary) |
Notable work | Marxism, Freedom and the State (English translation, 1950) |
Kenneth Joseph Kenafick (11 April 1904 – 26 January 1982), also known by the pen names James Kennedy and Leo Conon, was an Australian poet, writer, translator and anti-conscription campaigner.
He was the secretary of the No Conscription Campaign and the organisation's successor, League for Freedom. He was the editor of the Anti-Militarist News and Review journal.
Early life and education
Kenafick was born in 1904 at Norseman in Western Australia (graduating in 1932),[1] and studied at the University of Western Australia and Melbourne Teachers' College.[2]
Career
After his education, Kenafick worked as a teacher in high schools throughout
He was a member of the Victorian Teachers' Union and the
In 1950, he edited and translated an anthology of Mikhail Bakunin's work entitled Marxism, Freedom and the State, published by Freedom Press in London, UK, which is widely cited.[6][7][8][9]
Personal life and death
Kenafick retired in 1968 and moved with his wife to Myrla near Wunkar in South Australia.[1] He died in Loxton in 1982.[2]
Selected publications
- Marxism, Freedom and the State, 1950s translation
- Poems Lyrical and Descriptive, James Kennedy, Melbourne: Speciality Press, 1936 selected work poetry[1][10]
- Psyche and Eros, Romeo and Juliet, Two Poems James Kennedy, London: Arthur Barron, 1935 selected work poetry[1]
- The Iconoclast, Leo Conon, Ghaziabad : Bharti, 1957 novel[1]
- Newer Poems 1936-1938 James Kennedy , Melbourne : Lothian , 1939 selected work poetry[1]
- Richard of Gloucester, Kenneth Joseph Kenafick, 1972 drama[1]
- Maurice Blackburn and the No-Conscription Campaign in the Second World War (1948)[2]
- The Australian Labour Movement in Relation to War, Socialism and Internationalism (1958)[2]
- Michael Bakunin and Karl Marx, Melbourne: A. Maller (1948)[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kenneth Joseph Kenafick". AustLit. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kenafick Collection". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
- JSTOR 3484980. Accessed 9 Mar. 2023.
- S2CID 145166500. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ www.bibliopolis.com. "ANTI-MILITARIST NEWS AND REVIEW on Bibliomania". Bibliomania. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Marxism, Freedom and the State — A Review, Freedom (magazine)
- ISSN 1537-5943.
- ^ JSTOR 3484301. Accessed 9 Mar. 2023.
- .
- ^ Kennedy, James (1936). Poems lyrical and descriptive. Melbourne: Lothian.
External links
- Marxism, Freedom and the State, as translated by Kenafick
- Kenneth Joseph Kenafick, list of 76 works