We began class today with the question: Is Marxism useless and/or dead? First we discussed the principal ideas of Marxism, namely emancipation, a materialist conception of history, the importance of the class system and a belief in totality. We then split into groups to discuss the different Marxist theories: World-system theory, Gramscianism, Critical theory and New Marxism. Each group discussed the essential features of their type of Marxism, how it was an extension of , and how it differed from, traditional Marxism. The World-system theory and Gramscianism groups shared their discussions with the class, and the Critical theory group began their presentation.
September 25, 2007...10:34 pm
9/25: Marxist Theories
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