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ENGL292
Marxism and Criticism
ENGL292 SP
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Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:06 EST 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 18 18 0
In this course we will begin by reading Marx's Capital. We
will then read Lukacs, Adorno and Harkheimer, Benjamin,
Barthes, Althusser, Jameson, and Goux to study some of the
critical theories for the analysis of culture which Marxism
has produced.
MAJOR READINGS
Marx, CAPITAL v. I
Lukacs, REALISM IN OUR TIME
Benjamin, ILLUMINATIONS
Adorno and Harkheimer, DIALECTIC OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Barthes, MYTHOLOGIES
Althusser, READING CAPITAL
Jameson, POST-MODERNISM, OR THE CULTURAL LOGIC OF LATE
CAPITALISM
Goux, SYMBOLIC ECONOMIES AFTER MARX AND FREUD
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Weekly short papers; a 10-15
page final paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This is a seminar
in which all will be expected to participate. The reading
will be demanding. Admission by permission of the
instructor: previous work with theories of representations
and culture will be a plus, as will a cogent explanation of
your interest in the course. Come to my office at the
beginning of preregistration to pick up an application
form.
This course counts toward the department's Theory
requirement.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Crosby, C
- Times: ..W.... 1:10PM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
About the Photo:
Reference:
Sdobnikov, Yuri, translator, Karl Marx, Progress Publishers,
Moscow, 1973, page 576.
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