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Class and the working class according to Marx and marxists | Class and the working class according to Marx and marxists | ||
The first part of this presentation will focus on Marx's concept of class. Is class a sociological or political category? Are the contours of the working class defined or in a perpetual state of formation? We will develop concepts such as labor power, exploitation, alienation, productive and unproductive labor, and class antagonisms. In this sequence, we will also address the main debates within marxism concerning class analysis. | The first part of this presentation will focus on Marx's concept of class. Is class a sociological or political category? Are the contours of the working class defined or in a perpetual state of formation? We will develop concepts such as labor power, exploitation, alienation, productive and unproductive labor, and class antagonisms. In this sequence, we will also address the main debates within marxism concerning class analysis. | ||
The proletariat in revolutionary strategy | The proletariat in revolutionary strategy | ||
The second part will give an overview of the revolutionary role attributed to the proletariat in marxism, starting with the conception of revolution as the self-emancipation of the working class, which signifies a break with previous socialist thought and practice. The formation of class consciousness, the concept of "revolutionary praxis", the general strike, the vanguard party, workers' control and the duality of power will be among the notions addressed in this sequence. | The second part will give an overview of the revolutionary role attributed to the proletariat in marxism, starting with the conception of revolution as the self-emancipation of the working class, which signifies a break with previous socialist thought and practice. The formation of class consciousness, the concept of "revolutionary praxis", the general strike, the vanguard party, workers' control and the duality of power will be among the notions addressed in this sequence. | ||
The working class today | The working class today | ||
The third part looks at the composition of the class today. We'll start with the proletarianization of intellectual labor in late capitalism, and discuss the concepts of precarity, domestic labor and social reproduction. We will also discuss the experiences and possibilities of organization, and the obstacles to it. | The third part looks at the composition of the class today. We'll start with the proletarianization of intellectual labor in late capitalism, and discuss the concepts of precarity, domestic labor and social reproduction. We will also discuss the experiences and possibilities of organization, and the obstacles to it. | ||
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The working class:
Class and the working class according to Marx and marxists
The first part of this presentation will focus on Marx's concept of class. Is class a sociological or political category? Are the contours of the working class defined or in a perpetual state of formation? We will develop concepts such as labor power, exploitation, alienation, productive and unproductive labor, and class antagonisms. In this sequence, we will also address the main debates within marxism concerning class analysis.
The proletariat in revolutionary strategy
The second part will give an overview of the revolutionary role attributed to the proletariat in marxism, starting with the conception of revolution as the self-emancipation of the working class, which signifies a break with previous socialist thought and practice. The formation of class consciousness, the concept of "revolutionary praxis", the general strike, the vanguard party, workers' control and the duality of power will be among the notions addressed in this sequence.
The working class today
The third part looks at the composition of the class today. We'll start with the proletarianization of intellectual labor in late capitalism, and discuss the concepts of precarity, domestic labor and social reproduction. We will also discuss the experiences and possibilities of organization, and the obstacles to it.