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[[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 [[Road to power: a transitional approach]]<br> | ||
- The centrality of self-emancipation<br> | - The centrality of self-emancipation<br> | ||
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy<br> | - The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy<br> | ||
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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 [[The feminist challenge in changing society: feminizing our perspectives and our movements]]<br> | ||
- The role of the women's movement<br> | - The role of the women's movement<br> | ||
- Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles<br> | - Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles<br> | ||
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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> | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 19 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 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
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 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
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