Introduction to our critical Marxism - Ian

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).

Ian's lecture: [1] [2] [3]