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LAST YEAR'S READING MATERIALS
Preliminary program
'''Module 1. Concepts in Marxism'''
'''Module 1. Concepts in Marxism'''


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Saturday 19 November
Saturday 19 November
[[The historical materialist method]]<br>
1 [[The historical materialist method]]<br>
- Place of marxism in history<br>
- Place of marxism in history<br>
- Historical Materialism<br>
- Historical Materialism<br>
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Sunday 20 November
Sunday 20 November
[[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br>
2 [[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br>
- Class as a concept<br>
- Class as a concept<br>
- Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc<br>
- Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc<br>
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Monday 21 November
Monday 21 November
[[Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality]]<br>
3 [[Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality]]<br>
- Origins and different aspects of women's oppression<br>
- Origins and different aspects of women's oppression<br>
- The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity<br>
- The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity<br>
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Tuesday 22 November
Tuesday 22 November
[[Relationship human society-nature]]<br>
4 [[Relationship human society-nature]]<br>
- Technology & productivism<br>
- Technology & productivism<br>
- The notion of progress<br>
- The notion of progress<br>
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Wednesday 23 November
Wednesday 23 November
[[Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism]]<br>
5 [[Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism]]<br>
- The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour<br>
- The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour<br>
- Social reproduction<br>
- Social reproduction<br>
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Thursday 24 November<br>
Thursday 24 November<br>
[[Long waves and crises]]<br>
6 [[Long waves and crises]]<br>
- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit<br>
- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit<br>
- The theory of long waves<br>
- The theory of long waves<br>
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Saturday 26 November<br>
Saturday 26 November<br>
[[Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization]]<br>
7 [[Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization]]<br>
- The classic theory of imperialism<br>
- The classic theory of imperialism<br>
- Permanent revolution versus stageism and campism<br>
- Permanent revolution versus stageism and campism<br>
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Sunday 27 November<br>
Sunday 27 November<br>
[[Climate and food crisis]]<br>
8 [[Climate and food crisis]]<br>
- Mechanisms of the climate crisis<br>
- Mechanisms of the climate crisis<br>
- Food crisis and food sovereignty<br>
- Food crisis and food sovereignty<br>
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Monday 28 November<br>
Monday 28 November<br>
[[The role of fundamentalism]]<br>
9 [[The role of fundamentalism]]<br>
- Material roots of fundamentalism<br>
- Material roots of fundamentalism<br>
- The political role of fundamentalism<br>
- The political role of fundamentalism<br>
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Tuesday 29 November<br>
Tuesday 29 November<br>
[[The Middle East today ]]<br>
10 [[The Middle East today ]]<br>
- Socio-economic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process<br>
- Socio-economic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process<br>
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left<br>
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left<br>
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Wednesday 30 November<br>
Wednesday 30 November<br>
[[The anti-racist struggle]] <br>
11 [[The anti-racist struggle]] <br>
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism<br>
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism<br>
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today<br>
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today<br>
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Thursday 1 December<br>
Thursday 1 December<br>
[[EU imperialism]]<br>
12 [[EU imperialism]]<br>
- History of the EU as a project for the formation of an European bourgeoisie<br>
- History of the EU as a project for the formation of an European bourgeoisie<br>
- The contradictions in the EU leading to the current political and economic crisis<br>
- The contradictions in the EU leading to the current political and economic crisis<br>
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Saturday 3 December<br>
Saturday 3 December<br>
[[Road to power: a transitional approach]]<br>
13 [[The feminist challenge in changing society: feminizing our perspectives and our movements]]<br>
- The centrality of self-emancipation<br>
- The role of the women's movement<br>
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy<br>
- Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles<br>
- A transitional approach today<br>
- Feminist policies in revolutionary parties<br>
Catherine Samary
Penny Duggan




Sunday 4 December<br>
Sunday 4 December<br>
[[A balance sheet of the progressive cycle in Latin-America]]<br>
14 [[A balance sheet of the progressive cycle in Latin-America]]<br>
- Experiences in Venezuela, Bolivia, <br>
- Experiences in Venezuela, Bolivia, <br>
- Popular power and the state<br>
- Popular power and the state<br>
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Monday 5 December<br>
Monday 5 December<br>
[[Climate change and social transformation]]<br>
15 [[Climate change and social transformation]]<br>
- Linking climate change and social struggles<br>
- Linking climate change and social struggles<br>
- Sustainability and democracy<br>
- Sustainability and democracy<br>
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Tuesday 6 December<br>
Tuesday 6 December<br>
[[China's global role: challenging the US]]<br>
16 [[China's global role: challenging the US]]<br>
- The rise of China as a global power<br>
- The rise of China as a global power<br>
- The changing character of China<br>
- The changing character of China<br>
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Wednesday 7 December<br>
Wednesday 7 December<br>
[[The feminist challenge in changing society: feminizing our perspectives and our movements]]<br>
17 [[Road to power: a transitional approach]]<br>
- The role of the women's movement<br>
- The centrality of self-emancipation<br>
- Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles<br>
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy<br>
- Feminist policies in revolutionary parties<br>
- A transitional approach today<br>
Penny Duggan
Catherine Samary




Thursday 8 December<br>
Thursday 8 December<br>
[[The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international]]<br>
18 [[The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international]]<br>
- Historical aspects of the Four internationals<br>
- Historical aspects of the Four internationals<br>
- World capitalism and internationalism<br>
- World capitalism and internationalism<br>
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*17.10-17.20 Break
*17.10-17.20 Break


*17.20-18.00 Final discussion. Part 2
*17.20-17.50 Final discussion. Part 2


*18.00-20.30: Reading time
*17.50-18.00: Break


*20.30: Evening meal
*18.00-18.30: country report or final discussion

Latest revision as of 09:19, 29 November 2016

Module 1. Concepts in Marxism

Friday 18 November, 16.00 Introduction to the school

Saturday 19 November 1 The historical materialist method
- Place of marxism in history
- Historical Materialism
- Marxist critique of political economy
Alex Merlo


Sunday 20 November 2 Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions
- Class as a concept
- Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc
- Working class today, precarity
Maral Jefroudi


Monday 21 November 3 Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality
- Origins and different aspects of women's oppression
- The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity
- Intersectionality
- Feminist struggle and its links with marxism
Nadia de Mond


Tuesday 22 November 4 Relationship human society-nature
- Technology & productivism
- The notion of progress
- Ecosocialist answers
Marijke Colle


Wednesday 23 November 5 Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism
- The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour
- Social reproduction
- Domestic and unpaid labour
Susan Pashkoff


Thursday 24 November
6 Long waves and crises
- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit
- The theory of long waves
- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's
Henri Wilno


Friday 25 November
Free day

Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions

Saturday 26 November
7 Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization
- The classic theory of imperialism
- Permanent revolution versus stageism and campism
- Imperialisms today
Peter Drucker


Sunday 27 November
8 Climate and food crisis
- Mechanisms of the climate crisis
- Food crisis and food sovereignty
- The role of workers, peasants, women and IP's
Marijke Colle


Monday 28 November
9 The role of fundamentalism
- Material roots of fundamentalism
- The political role of fundamentalism
- Fundamentalism, women and LGBTIQ
Terry Conway


Tuesday 29 November
10 The Middle East today
- Socio-economic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left
- Syria and imperialist interventions
Joseph Daher


Wednesday 30 November
11 The anti-racist struggle
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today
- Migration and migrant solidarity
Mamadou Ba


Thursday 1 December
12 EU imperialism
- History of the EU as a project for the formation of an European bourgeoisie
- The contradictions in the EU leading to the current political and economic crisis
- Greece as a laboratory for the EU's crisis measures
Eric Toussaint

Friday 2 December
Free day


Module 3. Strategic questions in changing the world

Saturday 3 December
13 The feminist challenge in changing society: feminizing our perspectives and our movements
- The role of the women's movement
- Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles
- Feminist policies in revolutionary parties
Penny Duggan


Sunday 4 December
14 A balance sheet of the progressive cycle in Latin-America
- Experiences in Venezuela, Bolivia,
- Popular power and the state
- The end of a period?
Sebastien Brulez


Monday 5 December
15 Climate change and social transformation
- Linking climate change and social struggles
- Sustainability and democracy
- Transitional demands
Manuel Garí Ramos


Tuesday 6 December
16 China's global role: challenging the US
- The rise of China as a global power
- The changing character of China
- China on the world stage
Pierre Rousset


Wednesday 7 December
17 Road to power: a transitional approach
- The centrality of self-emancipation
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy
- A transitional approach today
Catherine Samary


Thursday 8 December
18 The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international
- Historical aspects of the Four internationals
- World capitalism and internationalism
- The FI today
Léon Crémieux

Friday 9 December Evaluation, cleaning

  • 9.30-10.10: Lecture. Part 1
  • 10.10-10.20: Break
  • 10.20-11.00: Lecture. Part 2
  • 11.00-11.10: Break
  • 11.10-11:50: Lecture. Part 3
  • 11.50-12.00: Break
  • 12.00-12.30: Questions and answers
  • 12.30-15.00: Lunch and time for individual reading
  • 15.00-16.30: Discussion in language groups
  • 16.30-17.10: Final discussion, starting with reports from the group. Part 1
  • 17.10-17.20 Break
  • 17.20-17.50 Final discussion. Part 2
  • 17.50-18.00: Break
  • 18.00-18.30: country report or final discussion