[lbo-talk] Grundrisse reading group in NYC

shag carpet bomb shag at cleandraws.com
Mon May 24 07:58:16 PDT 2010


we should do an email/blog version of this for those of us who can't be in NYC!

At 09:36 AM 5/24/2010, Doug Henwood wrote:
>[from Loren Goldner]
>
>I will be organizing an 8-week study group on Marx's Grundrisse (1857)
>in New York City this summer, using the 1973 Penguin translation. We
>will meet once a week on Thursdays, beginning July 8, through August
>26. People interested in participating should be committed to reading
>100 pages a week of sometimes dense material, and to regular
>attendance. If you have doubts about conflicting time commitments, or
>expect to be away for several of those weeks, it would be better to
>wait for another occasion. There are no "prerequisites", but a
>familiarity with Marx's earlier work, or with Capital, would of course
>be very helpful. To have maximum participation and the most possible
>discussion, group members will take sections (20-25 pages) of the
>weekly reading and do presentations for the group. (This has worked
>quite well in the study group which has covered the 3 vols. of Capital
>since last fall.) We will meet initially in a conference room near
>Union Square,
>but will have to find an adequate alternative space by late July. We
>will aim for a maximum of 15 participants. If you are interested,
>write to me off-list:
>
>lrgoldner at yahoo.com
>
>PLEASE NOTE: when writing, describe your background in Marx and your
>previous and/or present political involvements and outlook.
>
>Loren Goldner
>web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~lrgoldner
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