Upcoming Class in NYC on Marx

["Drewk" <Andrew_Kliman@xxxxxxx>]

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Fall 2002 Class at Brecht Forum
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MARX'S COMMENTARIES ON "CAPITAL"

Andrew Kliman

6 sessions beginning October 1
1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month, 7:30-9:30 pm.

At the Brecht Forum,
122 West 27th St., 10th floor, New York, NY
(212) 242-4201. 
Tuition is $45-$65 (sliding scale).

                                
Course Description
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Karl Marx's Capital continues to provide unique insights into contemporary global capitalism and the possibilities for social change.  Yet the book is a difficult one and there persist many debates about what it means.  Wouldn't it be great to hear -- from the author himself -- what he intended?

We will focus on two writings by Marx that shed great illumination on Volume I:

(1) "Results of the Immediate Production Process," about 140 pages long, was originally intended as the book's concluding chapter.  Drawing conclusions from his analysis of capitalist production, Marx discusses machine production as the real subsumption of labor under capital, alienated labor, productive vs. unproductive labor, and capitalists as the personification of capital.

(2) "Notes on Adolph Wagner," about 40 pages long, is his response to the German economist's 1879 critique of Capital.  Marx sharply separates his own understanding of "commodity," "value," and "exchange-value" from what he regarded as Wagner's misinterpretations, and offers insightful comments on the method of Chapter 1.

The course is designed especially for folks who have read Volume I of Capital, but who want to gain a deeper understanding.  Those who are currently reading it, or who wish to read portions of it concurrently with Marx's commentaries, are also welcome.

Students should read Section I of "Results" (at the end of the Penguin/Vintage edition of Capital, Vol. I) for the first class.  For other readings and the course syllabus, contact the instructor at Andrew_Kliman@xxxxxxx

Instructor
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Andrew Kliman teaches economics at a local college, and has recently taught a course on "Economic Crisis and Crisis Theory" at the Brecht Forum.   His writings on Marx's critique of political economy have appeared in Marx and Non-equilibrium Economics, Capital and Class, Historical Materialism, and elsewhere.