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This introduction to Marx and revolutionary Marxism is in three parts, focusing | |||
(1) on our experience of oppression and exploitation – alienation, dialectics and materialism – (often discussed as the contribution from German philosophy), | |||
(2) on the development and history of capitalism – structure, progress and class – (usually discussed as drawn from French socialism), | |||
(3) on collective struggle against capitalism – labour, exploitation and communisation – (from a critique of English political economy). | |||
Our critical Marxism – that of the Fourth International and our allies – is an open inclusive and incomplete tradition of analysis and intervention, learning from class struggle and political movements to understand and change the world (and so we need to discuss, develop and transform those European three component parts of Marxism in a way that is attentive to different forms of oppression). | |||
[https://4edu.info/images/0/02/Powerpoint_pdf.pdf Powerpoint] | |||
Primary readings | |||
[https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/3555-mapping-social-reproduction-theory Bhattacharya, T. (2018) Mapping Social Reproduction Theory] | [https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/3555-mapping-social-reproduction-theory Bhattacharya, T. (2018) Mapping Social Reproduction Theory] | ||
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[https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/theses/theses.pdf Marx, K. (1845) Theses on Feuerbach] | [https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/theses/theses.pdf Marx, K. (1845) Theses on Feuerbach] | ||
Secondary readings: | |||
[https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1859/critique-pol-economy/preface.htm Marx, K. (1859) Preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy] | |||
[https://4edu.info/index.php?title=Capital_Volume_1,_%27The_labour_process%27_(extract) Marx, K. (1867a) The Labour Process, extract from Capital Volume 1] | |||
[https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ch33.htm Marx, K. (1867b) The Modern Theory of Colonisation, chapter 33 of Capital Volume 1] | |||
[https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1871/civil-war-france/ch05.htm Marx, K. (1871) The Paris Commune, chapter from The Civil War in France] | |||
[https://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1936/revbet/ch07.htm Trotsky, L. (1936) Family, Youth and Culture, chapter 7 of The Revolution Betrayed] |
Latest revision as of 09:19, 7 August 2023
Outline
This introduction to Marx and revolutionary Marxism is in three parts, focusing
(1) on our experience of oppression and exploitation – alienation, dialectics and materialism – (often discussed as the contribution from German philosophy),
(2) on the development and history of capitalism – structure, progress and class – (usually discussed as drawn from French socialism),
(3) on collective struggle against capitalism – labour, exploitation and communisation – (from a critique of English political economy).
Our critical Marxism – that of the Fourth International and our allies – is an open inclusive and incomplete tradition of analysis and intervention, learning from class struggle and political movements to understand and change the world (and so we need to discuss, develop and transform those European three component parts of Marxism in a way that is attentive to different forms of oppression).
Primary readings
Bhattacharya, T. (2018) Mapping Social Reproduction Theory
Lenin, V. I. (1913) The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism
Marx, K. (1845) Theses on Feuerbach
Secondary readings:
Marx, K. (1859) Preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
Marx, K. (1867a) The Labour Process, extract from Capital Volume 1
Marx, K. (1867b) The Modern Theory of Colonisation, chapter 33 of Capital Volume 1
Marx, K. (1871) The Paris Commune, chapter from The Civil War in France
Trotsky, L. (1936) Family, Youth and Culture, chapter 7 of The Revolution Betrayed