DiscoverEmancipations PodcastThe Revival of Western Marxism? Losurdo Study Group (Session V)
The Revival of Western Marxism? Losurdo Study Group (Session V)

The Revival of Western Marxism? Losurdo Study Group (Session V)

Update: 2024-10-18
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2011 witnessed a resurgence of protest movements from the Movement of the Squares, Occupy Wall Street, to the Arab Spring. These events propelled Marxist intellectuals Slavoj Žižek and Alain Badiou into the limelight, resulting in a surge in their popularity. But was the precondition of their popularity based on the absence of anti-imperialism in their work? In this study group, we examine Losurdo's criticism of Žižek and Badiou regarding how they understand existing state socialism, how they theorize liberation, freedom and justice. We debrief on the text and we discuss how Western Marxism can be reborn.

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The Revival of Western Marxism? Losurdo Study Group (Session V)

The Revival of Western Marxism? Losurdo Study Group (Session V)

Daniel Tutt