Chicago Saturdays 1–4PM School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) 112 S. Michigan Ave. room 920 Facebook invitation: http://www.facebook.com/events/339098822822962/ • required / + recommended reading Film screening: May 2012 • Last Party 2000 (2001) Week 1. May 26, 2012 Marx and democracy • Dick Howard, selections from The Specter of Democracy (2002) + Howard, [...]
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Platypus summer 2012: Trotsky and Trotskyism
The Russian Revolution, which Lenin held up as the torch-light of emancipation for the world proletariat, is being run into national socialist channels. . . . “The Russian proletariat,” said Lenin, “cannot single-handed bring the socialist revolution to a victorious conclusion. But it can give the Russian revolution a mighty impetus such as would create [...]
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Platypus primary Marxist reading group Winter–Spring 2012
II. Introduction to revolutionary Marxism Chicago, Frankfurt, London, New York, and Thessaloniki Saturdays 1–4PM School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) 112 S. Michigan Ave. room 920 New School University New York (New School) Lang Café, Eugene Lang Building 65 W. 11th St. ground floor (enter at 66 W. 12th St.) University of Chicago [...]
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Platypus at Communist Party of Great Britain (PCC) Communist University 2011, London
Communist University took place August 13-20, 2011 http://cpgb.wordpress.com/ Goldsmiths, University of London Raymont Hall 63 Wickham Road London SE4 1LX Platypus Affiliated Society members presented as follows: Tuesday, August 16, 4:45PM-7PM • Chris Cutrone, “Capital in history: Marxism and the modern philosophy of freedom” audio recording Marx on “becoming” [PDF handout] Friday, August 19, 10AM-12:30PM [...]
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U.S. Empire / Islamic Fundamentalism: Both Deadly. New School forum 4/27/11
An Urgent Exchange: U.S. Empire Islamic Fundamentalism Both Deadly. Is There Another Way? Wednesday, April 27 6:30 pm Tishman Auditorium, The New School, 66 W. 12th Street, New York City A diverse group of artists, scholars, and political thinkers including Wafaa Bilal, Laura Lee Schmidt and Sunsara Taylor will engage the question: “If you are [...]
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Platypus at 2011 Left Forum in NYC
Platypus presents: Lessons from the history of Marxism @ Left Forum March 18-20, 2011 Pace University next to City Hall, New York City online registration page: http://www.leftforum.org/node/23 directions: http://www.leftforum.org/directions Please join us for the following panel discussions: The Bourgeois Revolution: from Marx’s point of view //Saturday, March 19 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | [...]
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Platypus introduction to the history of Marxism readings
A series of 10 sessions introducing Platypus’s approach to the history of Marxism.
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Platypus primary Marxist reading group Winter–Spring 2011
II. Introduction to revolutionary Marxism Saturdays 1–4PM School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) 112 S. Michigan Ave. room 920 University of Chicago (UChicago) The Reynolds Club 2nd floor South Lounge 5706 S. University Ave. New York University (NYU) Puck Building 295 Lafayette St. 4th floor Memorial Room • required / + recommended reading [...]
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Platypus primary Marxist reading group Fall/Autumn 2010 – Winter 2011
I. What is the “Left?” — What is “Marxism?” Saturdays 1–4PM School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) 112 S. Michigan Ave. room 920 University of Chicago (UChicago) The Reynolds Club 2nd floor South Lounge 5706 S. University Ave. • required / + recommended reading A. Sept. 11, 2010 (SAIC only) • Moishe Postone, [...]
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