POLT 239 - Marxian Theory


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Russian and East European Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, CD,WR
A survey of Marxian theory from Marx and Engels to the present. After discussing Hegel, the heart of the course is in-depth study of Marx and Engels. We proceed next to leading Marxist thinkers and political activists of the early 20th century: Bernstein, Luxemburg, Kautsky, Lenin and Gramsci. Finally we briefly take up critical theory, Marxian feminist, Marxian environmental. The course includes lectures and weekly small discussion groups.
Enrollment Limit: 60
Instructor: M. Blecher, H. Wilson


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