Historical Materialism Podcast Political Marxism
Nov 2, 2021
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Svenja Bromberg
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Rob Knox
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Maïa Pal
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Lukas Slothuus
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Javier Moreno Zacarés
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Ashok Kumar
Join the Historical Materialism Podcast as they delve into the relevance and critiques of Political Marxism. They discuss the history and components of Historical Materialism, explore critiques of Political Marxism, and debate interpretations and debates within the Marxist tradition. They also discuss the origins and nature of capitalism, analyzing changes in systems and studying pre-capitalist societies. Tune in to gain insightful perspectives on Marxist theories and their contemporary relevance.
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Origins Tied To Class Struggle And Legal Forms
- Political Marxism locates capitalism's origins in specific class struggles and legal forms, not abstract commercialization alone.
- England's enclosure-driven market dependence made profit the condition of peasant reproduction, enabling capitalism's rise there first.
Market Dependence As Core Condition
- Political Marxism emphasizes market dependence and the commodification of labour-power as central to capitalism's social reproduction.
- It argues capitalism is historically specific, politically constituted, and produced through class struggle and property relations.
The Divide Is Method, Not Just Structure
- The debate between Nafo and Teshka versus others is really about historical method, not merely structure versus agency.
- Javier frames the split as two historicisms: structural historicism and institutional historicism along a spectrum.