I’ve just started the first long (and the longest) essay in the Philosophy of the Encounter, “Marx in his Limits.” (more…)
June 16, 2006
… is the role of Marxist theory?
June 14, 2006
… is class struggle at the level of ideology?
I don’t know Althusser’s work. I was uninterested in it for a long time - categories like ideology and structure don’t interest me very much. My impression was that his work was largely about the successful continued accomplishment of the reproduction of capital, which doesn’t strike me as of much use to articulating the breakdowns thereof. I’ve become more interested, while those concerns remain, in large part via exposure to folks I respect very much who have made use of Althusser (Angela and David are high on that list, as is Jason Read). (more…)
April 14, 2006
… was the UJCML?
The letters stand for Union de la Jeunesse Communiste Marxiste-Léniniste, which translates as Young Communist League (Marxist-Leninist). (more…)
March 21, 2006
… does Tronti mean by ‘intellectuals’?
The Tronti symposium has started at Long Sunday. Jon’s contribution has started a bit of discussion on what Tronti means by the term ‘intellectual’. That’s actually one of the terms I planned to use this blog to get my head clearer on when I initially set this thing up. Haven’t done so yet. (more…)
January 12, 2006
… is Alain’s deal with Paul?
I’ve been reading Badiou’s Paul book (more…)