By Charles Pletcher In the first chapter of the Eighteenth Brumaire, Karl Marx writes, “The former revolutions required recollections of past world history in order to smooth their own content. The revolution of the nineteenth century must let the… Continue Reading
By Suraiya Zubair Banu Marx’s statement that “Men [sic] make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly found,… Continue Reading
Bhargav Rani, editor-in-chief of the CUNY Advocate, has written a brilliant, lengthy editorial, titled “To Revolution or Not to Revolution” (Oct 10, 2017) addressing the central problematics of Uprising 13/13. Rani urges us to place these questions at the heart… Continue Reading
G C Spivak, Global Marx G C Spivak General Strike G C Spivak Old Women G C Spivak Revolutions that as yet have no model G C Spivak A Note on the New International G C Spivak Rethinking Comparativism
Primary Readings Koselleck, Reinhardt. “Historical Criteria of the Modern Concept of Revolution.” In Futures Past: On the Semantics of Historical Time. Columbia University Press, 2004 (koselleck_modern-concept-revolution) Marx, Karl. 18 Brumaire of Louis Napoléon. International Publishers Co, 1994. Optional Additional Readings Marx, Karl, and… Continue Reading
The Uprising 13/13 seminars can be accessed virtually and you can fully participate in the series from a distance. Here are some ways to be part of the seminar even if you are not physically at Columbia University in New… Continue Reading