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Graduate Course
SoSe 19: Reading Marx’s Capital in the 21st Century
Paul Reitter
Information for students
The course will be in English and in German—students are welcome to speak in German and English;
Additional information / Pre-requisites
Blockseminar vom 03.06. - 12.07.2019; das Seminar findet montags von 14-18h im Raum KL 29/207 und freitags von 14-18h im Raum KL 29/208 statt.
Comments
It’s often been stated that Capital, Marx’s magnum opus, is to a large extent a work of literature. Seldom, however, has there been much follow through in the sense of asking 1) what this statement implies for the truth claims of Marx’s book and 2) what exactly is literary about its language and design. In this course, we’ll be doing both things, which will entail reading closely sections of Capital Vol. 1 and also engaging critically with key secondary sources, from Edmund Wilson’s interpretation in To the Finland Station to recent analyses by Frederic Jameson and William Clare Roberts. close
Suggested reading
Michael Henning, “Mysteries of Capital,” Amerikastudien 62:4 (2017), 531-538
Sven-Eric Liedman, A World to Win: The Life and Works of Karl Marx (2017), 395-466
Frederic Jameson, Representing Capital: A Reading of Volume One (2014)
William Clare Roberts, Marx’s Inferno: The Political Theory of Capital (2016), introduction
Marx, Kapital Band 1 (1872 Ausgabe) Kapitel 1-8.
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7 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2019-06-03 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-06-17 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-06-24 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-07-01 14:00 - 18:00
Mon, 2019-07-08 14:00 - 18:00