Evgeny Pashukanis, Law and Marxism: A General Theory
Neil Maclean | May 5, 2026
What is the inner connection between the form of law and the commodity form to produce a commodity-form theory of law?
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Posts Tagged ‘Marxism’
Next Past & Present Reading Group Text
Adam David Morton | December 13, 2025
All the details on the next text selected by the Past & Present Reading Group, commencing in 2026.
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Next Past & Present Reading Group Text
Adam David Morton | April 15, 2025
What is the 34th book chosen for the Past & Present Reading Group at the University of Sydney?
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Althusser, “levels” and a scholarly dialogue
Brett Heino | David Backer | October 15, 2024
Both of us are researchers who are deeply influenced by the work of French philosopher Louis Althusser. Responsible in large part for a vigorous approach to Marxism in the 1960s and 1970s (dubbed “structural Marxism”), Althusser the scholar was always controversial.
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Marxist Viewing of Dune: Part Two
Elliot Dolan-Evans | April 16, 2024
The latest movie adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel Dune, Dune: Part Two directed by Denis Villeneuve, has set truly intergalactic box office records, and been globally exalted by movie critics. Dune: Part Two has, of 24 March, hit over US$220 million in the United States domestic [...]
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Reconstructing the labour theory of value: An interview with Duncan Foley (Part 2: The Capitalist Law of Exchange)
David Calnitsky | John Clegg | December 5, 2023
Reconstructing the labour theory of value: An interview with Duncan Foley (Part 2: The Capitalist Law of Exchange)
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Reconstructing the Labour Theory of Value: An Interview with Duncan Foley (Part 1: The Commodity Law of Exchange)
John Clegg | David Calnitsky | October 24, 2023
Marxists tend to like the labor theory of value because it provides a vivid account of exploitation and highlights a basic antagonism at the core of capitalism: capitalists and workers are locked in a battle over the appropriation of the surplus that workers produce. But many commentators [...]
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Marxian Economics: An Introduction
David Ruccio | August 16, 2022
As you open my new textbook, Marxian Economics: An Introduction, you may be wondering, why should I study Marxian economics? In the United States and in many other countries, Marxian theory, including Marxian economics, is a controversial topic. That's certainly been true for the past few [...]
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