Halifax Media Co-op
News from Nova Scotia's Grassroots
Can you support independent journalists with $5? donate today!
Theory by Fire: a discussion series on Marxism as living theory
Blog posts reflect the views of their authors.
Improve your Marx!
Theory by Fire: a discussion series on Marxism as living theory
June 12 - Why we are drawn to Marxism
July 3 - Marx’s theory of value
August 14 - Anti-state communisms
Discussions start at 8pm - short presentations to be followed by open discussions
Roberts Street Social Centre (5684 Roberts Street- little red house)
Backyard, around the fire pit
All Welcome
more info: seeing.red.halifax@gmail.com
---
My interest in holding these discussions is first and foremost to gain a better understanding of Marxist theory and to create a forum for discussions that can help guide my political activity. Secondly I'm concerned that while the need to overthrow capitalism is arguably more pressing than ever, my impression is that basic Marxist theory is not widely understood in the (mostly young) activist scenes I engage with. Unfortunately anti-intellectualism is rampant. When my contemporaries do engage critically with theory - and this is to their credit - it is most often with identity politics and sociological oppression theories popular in the Academy which don't necessarily critique capitalism (which is not to say I think all of these theories are without value). Thirdly, what some call "activist-ism" is pervasive - the ideology that says it's our job to do (usually tiny and isolated) action, after action, after action and that's it until we burn out/grow up/get a real job. It's my view for instance that the Halifax Coalition Against Poverty (HCAP), an organisation of which I was a member for five years, suffered badly from activist-ism.
The discussions are open to anyone who has any interest in or commitment to Marxist theory, or to anyone who's simply hungry for new ideas about improving our lives in the here and now while working towards a new and better world. The idea is to start off with a presenter introducing some concepts and then to move to an open discussion loosely guided by a series of discussion questions.
---
325 words
Comments
Sounds cool!
Submitted by Anonymous in Halifax on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 13:54.
I'll try to come. Why Saturday nights?
Sounds cool!
Submitted by Anonymous in Halifax on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 13:54.
I'll try to come. Why Saturday nights?
Sounds cool!
Submitted by bsichel on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 15:13.
I'll try to come. Why Saturday nights?
The site for the Halifax local of The Media Co-op has been archived and will no longer be updated. Please visit the main Media Co-op website to learn more about the organization.