April 14, 2006

… was Gauche Proletarienne?

Filed under: Communism, Ranciere, Badiou, history

Gauche Proletarienne formed after and partially out of the the UJCML split. (more…)

… was the UJCML?

Filed under: Communism, Ranciere, Badiou, Althusser, history

The letters stand for Union de la Jeunesse Communiste Marxiste-Léniniste, which translates as Young Communist League (Marxist-Leninist). (more…)

January 13, 2006

… is Alain’s deal with Paul? (2)

Filed under: Badiou, Paul

More notes on the Paul book. (more…)

January 12, 2006

… is Alain’s deal with Paul?

Filed under: Badiou, Althusser, Aleatory Materialism, Paul, Lenin

I’ve been reading Badiou’s Paul book (more…)

January 11, 2006

… is militant research?

Filed under: Argentina, reading plans, Badiou, Militant Research

Notes to self. (more…)

December 20, 2005

… is a set?

Filed under: Badiou

One of my holiday plans is to read a bit of Badiou. I’ve got a knee jerk reaction anti, my Lenin allergy, but people I like and respect use him so I’m trying my best to maintain an open mind. That’s not always my forte, and even more so w/ Badiou - all that math! It’s even harder because my mom’s a math teacher and though I am too old I am still playing out adolescent rebellion. I read this stuff and feel by turns hostile and out of my league (I suspect the latter is partially a source of the former).
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