ENGL292

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ENGL292

Marxism and Criticism ENGL292 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

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

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

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Reference:

Sdobnikov, Yuri, translator, Karl Marx, Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1973, page 576.

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