Marxism, Humanism, and Decolonial Thought

A series of open discussions on alternatives to capitalism

In these online meetings we will explore the roots of today’s movements against racialized capitalism by re-examining the decolonial movements of the past half century in terms of the challenge they pose to revolutionary theory and practice today. All suggested readings are available free of charge.

 

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Session 4: Monday, Feb. 1, 7:00 pm (Central time)

Decolonial Theory and Practice in the US: From Civil Rights to Black Power… and Beyond

We will explore the contributions as well as contradictions of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements of the 1950s through 1970s, especially in terms of their impact upon efforts to reconstitute Marxism as a philosophy of liberation for our time. 

Reading: “Notes on American Capitalism,” by Martin Luther King, Jr.; “To Die for the People” (podcast), by Huey P. Newton; “New Passions and New Forces,” in Philosophy and Revolution, by Dunayevskaya.

 

 

Session 5: Monday, Feb. 22, 7:00 pm (Central time)

Beyond Capitalism: The Dialectic of Race, Class, and Gender 

Since racism and sexism are integral to capitalism, what specific challenges does their persistence pose to the ongoing efforts to develop an alternative to capitalism today?

Reading: “The Meeting Between Society and Psychiatry,” in Alienation and Freedom, by Frantz Fanon; “Introduction” to As Black as Resistance, by Mariame Kaba; “The Seeds of Liberation Have Sprouted: What is Now to be Done,” by Peter Hudis.

 

 

Sponsored by the International Marxist-Humanist Organization

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