[Chicago] With What Does “Capital” Begin? – A Reading Group on Marx’s “Capital”
Today’s political social, and ecological realities clearly indicate that an alternative to capitalism-imperialism is urgently needed. Developing such an alternative calls for a deeper understanding of what drives the logic of capital and the potential barriers that stand in its path. Few works better address these questions than Volume One of Marx’s Capital, which this reading group will explore through a series of open discussions. As we fight racism, sexism, and rising neo-fascism, revolutionary ideas are needed more than ever. Bring your questions, insights, and ideas!
All readings are available for free as pdf files from the IMHO.
Sunday, February 22, 6:00 pm [Central time]
With What Does Capital Begin?
Readings: 1) Marx’s Capital, chapter 1, section 1, “The Two Factors of the Commodity,” and 2) John Holloway, “Read Capital: The First Sentence”
Sunday, March 8, 6:00 pm [Central time]:
Marx’s Original Contribution: The Two-Fold Character of Labor
Readings: 1) Marx’s Capital, chapter 1, section 2, “The Dual Character of Labor” and 2) Raya Dunayevskaya, Marxism and Freedom, chapter 7.1, “The Split in the Category of Labor”
Sunday, March 22, 6:00 pm [Central time]:
The Mystified Forms of Value and Money
Reading: 1) Marx’s Capital, chapter 1, section 3, “The Value-Form, or Exchange Value,” and 2) Raya Dunayevskaya, Philosophy and Revolution, chapter 2.C, “A New Continent of Thought”
Sunday. April 5, 6:00 pm [Central time]:
The Fetishism of Commodities
Reading: 1) Marx’s Capital, chapter 1, section 4, and 2) excerpt from George Lukács, History and Class Consciousness
Sunday, April 19, 6:00 pm [Central time]:
Beyond Fetishism: Marx’s Concept of Communism
Reading: 1) Marx’s Capital, chapter 1, section 4 and 2) Raya Dunayevskaya, Rosa Luxemburg, Women’s Liberation, and Marx’s Philosophy of Revolution, chapter 10.2
Contact us for subsequent sessions that will explore further chapters of Vol. 1 of Capital.
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