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- [Starting] at 3 pm.
- [Starting] at 3 pm.


Wednesday 14/08
Wednesday 14/08</br>
'''1. Introduction to our critical Marxism.</br>'''
'''1. Introduction to our critical Marxism.</br>'''
- Marx's materialism: The Theses on Feuerbach. Self-emancipation.</br>
- Marx's materialism: The Theses on Feuerbach. Self-emancipation.</br>
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- Introduction to the Marxist critique of political economy: use value, exchange value, surplus value, exploitation.</br>
- Introduction to the Marxist critique of political economy: use value, exchange value, surplus value, exploitation.</br>


Thursday 15/08  
Thursday 15/08</br>
'''2.The working class</br>'''
'''2.The working class</br>'''
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism.</br>
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism.</br>
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- The working class today.</br>
- The working class today.</br>


Friday 16/08
Friday 16/08</br>
'''3. Women's liberation.</br>'''
'''3. Women's liberation.</br>'''
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation.</br>
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation.</br>
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- Women's Liberation struggles.</br>
- Women's Liberation struggles.</br>


Saturday 17/08
Saturday 17/08</br>
'''4. LGBTIQ struggles and liberation.</br>'''
'''4. LGBTIQ struggles and liberation.</br>'''
– Capitalism and LGBTIQ oppression.</br>
– Capitalism and LGBTIQ oppression.</br>
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- The Left in LGBTIQ struggles.</br>
- The Left in LGBTIQ struggles.</br>


Sunday 18/08
Sunday 18/08</br>
'''5.Imperialism and geopolitical disorder in the 21st century.</br>'''
'''5.Imperialism and geopolitical disorder in the 21st century.</br>'''
- Classic theory on imperialism.</br>
- Classic theory on imperialism.</br>
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- Imperialism in disorder: from the 1930s to Brexit and Trump.</br>
- Imperialism in disorder: from the 1930s to Brexit and Trump.</br>


Monday 19/08
Monday 19/08</br>
'''6. Europe in crisis.</br>'''
'''6. Europe in crisis.</br>'''
- The authoritarian and austerity offensive in Europe.</br>
- The authoritarian and austerity offensive in Europe.</br>
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Tuesday 20/08 Day off.</br>
Tuesday 20/08 Day off.</br>


'''Wednesday 21/08'''
Wednesday 21/08</br>
7. Revolution and repression in the Middle-East.</br>
'''7. Revolution and repression in the Middle-East.</br>'''
– The structural causes of the Arab revolts.</br>
– The structural causes of the Arab revolts.</br>
– The reactionary counter-offensive.</br>
– The reactionary counter-offensive.</br>
- The role of the left and the revolutionaries in these movements.</br>
- The role of the left and the revolutionaries in these movements.</br>


Thursday 22/08
Thursday 22/08</br>
'''8. Marx and ecology, the global ecological crisis.</br>'''
'''8. Marx and ecology, the global ecological crisis.</br>'''
- Climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, energy crisis and link with the capitalist mode of production.</br>
- Climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, energy crisis and link with the capitalist mode of production.</br>
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- Our ecosocialist answers.</br>
- Our ecosocialist answers.</br>


Friday 23/08  
Friday 23/08</br>
'''9. Immigration and anti-racism.</br>'''
'''9. Immigration and anti-racism.</br>'''
- Roots of the refugee crisis.</br>
- Roots of the refugee crisis.</br>
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- Anti-racist struggles.</br>  
- Anti-racist struggles.</br>  


Saturday 24/08
Saturday 24/08</br>
'''10. The Fourth International and strategic debates.</br>'''
'''10. The Fourth International and strategic debates.</br>'''
- Our strategic goal.</br>
- Our strategic goal.</br>
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- How can new parties be a bridge between where we are now and what we want.</br>
- How can new parties be a bridge between where we are now and what we want.</br>


Sunday 25/08
Sunday 25/08</br>
11. Evaluation and general cleaning
11. Evaluation and general cleaning

Revision as of 09:15, 24 April 2019

Tuesday 13/08 Introduction to the school. - [Starting] at 3 pm.

Wednesday 14/08
1. Introduction to our critical Marxism.
- Marx's materialism: The Theses on Feuerbach. Self-emancipation.
- Introduction to historical materialism: The notions of base and superstructure.
- Introduction to the Marxist critique of political economy: use value, exchange value, surplus value, exploitation.

Thursday 15/08
2.The working class
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism.
- The changes in the class composition of the working class during the late 20th Century.
- The working class today.

Friday 16/08
3. Women's liberation.
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation.
- Gender, sexuality, intersectionality: the question of oppression in a broader framework.
- Women's Liberation struggles.

Saturday 17/08
4. LGBTIQ struggles and liberation.
– Capitalism and LGBTIQ oppression.
– LGBTIQ theories and struggles.
- The Left in LGBTIQ struggles.

Sunday 18/08
5.Imperialism and geopolitical disorder in the 21st century.
- Classic theory on imperialism.
- US imperialism and emerging new powers - towards a multipolar world?.
- Imperialism in disorder: from the 1930s to Brexit and Trump.

Monday 19/08
6. Europe in crisis.
- The authoritarian and austerity offensive in Europe.
- The state of the European Left (from the Left party to anti-capitalists).
- Southern Europe as the laboratory of the crisis and the focal point of resistance.

Tuesday 20/08 Day off.

Wednesday 21/08
7. Revolution and repression in the Middle-East.
– The structural causes of the Arab revolts.
– The reactionary counter-offensive.
- The role of the left and the revolutionaries in these movements.

Thursday 22/08
8. Marx and ecology, the global ecological crisis.
- Climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, energy crisis and link with the capitalist mode of production.
- The notion of progress put into question, struggle of indigenous peoples, land grabbing etc.
- Our ecosocialist answers.

Friday 23/08
9. Immigration and anti-racism.
- Roots of the refugee crisis.
- What is racism?
- Anti-racist struggles.

Saturday 24/08
10. The Fourth International and strategic debates.
- Our strategic goal.
- The role of the revolutionary party.
- How can new parties be a bridge between where we are now and what we want.

Sunday 25/08
11. Evaluation and general cleaning