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Siegfried Kracauer, or, The Allegories of Improvisation
This book analyses multiple facets of Kracauer’s work, comprehending the essayistic, narrative, philosophical, theoretical and critical writings, and putting special emphasis on some aspects: the phenomenology of metropolis, the theory of historiographic method, the reflections on the crisis of the subject and the emergence of a new subjectivity, the new forms of perception and aesthetic behaviour in late capitalism, the function of critic-intellectuals, the sociology of the middle classes, the theory of fascism, the aesthetical and sociological reflections on literary genres, the politicization of melancholy. An original feature of this book is the attention it pays to the links between Kracauer’s theoretical and critical writings and the traditions of heterodox Marxism, against a habitual tendency to obliterate the political (and emancipatory) dimension in the German author.
Karl Marx’s Life, Ideas, and Influences
Since the latest crisis of capitalism broke out in 2008, Marx has been back in fashion, and sometimes it seems that his ideas have never been as topical, or as commanding of respect and interest, as they are today. This edited collection arises from one of the largest international conferences dedicated to the bicentenary of Marx’s birth. The volume contains 16 chapters authored by globally renowned scholars and is divided into two parts: I) On the Critique of Politics; II) On the Critique of Political Economy. These contributions, from multiple academic disciplines, offer diverse perspectives on why Marx is still so relevant for our times and make this book a source of great appeal for both expert scholars of Marx as well as students and general readers who are approaching his theories for the first time.
Georg Lukács and the Possibility of Critical Social Ontology
Georg Lukács was one of the most important intellectuals and philosophers of the 20th century. His last great work was an systematic social ontology that was an attempt to ground an ethical and critical form of Marxism. This work has only now begun to attract the interest of critical theorists and philosophers intent on reconstructing a critical theory of society as well as a more sophisticated framework for Marxian philosophy. This collection of essays explores the concept of critical social ontology as it was outlined by Georg Lukács and the ways that his ideas can help us construct a more grounded and socially relevant form of social critique. This work will of special interest to social, moral and political philosophers as well as those who study critical theory, social theory and Marxism. It is also of interest to those working within the area of social ontology. Contributors include: Mario Duayer, Andreas Giesbert, Christoph Henning, Antonino Infranca, Reha Kadakal, Endre Kiss, Michael Morris, Michalis Skomvoulis, Matthew J. Smetona, Titus Stahl, Thomas Telios, Michael J. Thompson, Murillo van der Laan, Miguel Vedda, Claudius Vellay.
Pasolini
Pasolini: poesia, paixão e política apresenta dois núcleos de interesse: 1) a figuração poética dos impasses sociais do pós-guerra em As cinzas de Gramsci e, a partir daí; 2) a reflexão aguda e original sobre o fascismo, que acompanha toda a produção intelectual pasoliniana. Até segunda ordem, nenhum desses dois aspectos centrais têm a sua validade vencida. Ao contrário, parece que os paradigmas políticos, sociais, econômicos e culturais de hoje nos convocam, com ainda mais força, a voltar a pensar em Gramsci – e sua investigação funda dos elementos humanos capazes de nos levar a uma condição histórica nova – e em Pasolini – com sua abordagem herética do marxismo...
Marx for Today
Since the onset of global crisis in recent years, academics and economic theorists from various political and cultural backgrounds have been drawn to Marx's analysis of the inherent instability of capitalism. The rediscovery of Marx is based on his continuing capacity to explain the present. In the context of what some commentators have described as a "Marx renaissance", the aim of this book is to make a close study of Marx's principal writings in relation to the major problems of our own society, and to show why and how some of his theories constitute a precious tool for the understanding and critique of the world in the early twenty-first century. The book brings together varied reflection...
Rosa Luxemburg
This book analyses the development of Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919) as an outstanding Marxist thinker and socialist politician in the era of imperialism and revolution. Identifying the driving force behind Luxemburg’s development as the deep unity between her passionate, emphatic life and her political and theoretical work, the authors retrace the inner dynamics of its different stages while highlighting the deep rupture caused by the experience of the Russian Revolution. On the basis of new publications of her Polish works and other writings, Luxemburg's strategic approaches are located in an Eastern European context. The authors discuss Luxemburg’s unique analyses of the first experimen...
Why Read Marx Today?
'All too often, Karl Marx has been regarded as a demon or a deity - or a busted flush. This fresh, provocative, and hugely enjoyable book explains why, for all his shortcomings, his critique of modern society remains forcefully relevant even in the twenty-first century.' Francis Wheen, author of Karl Marx In recent years we could be forgiven for assuming that Marx has nothing left to say to us. Marxist regimes have failed miserably, and with them, it seemed, all reason to take Marx seriously. The fall of the Berlin Wall had enormous symbolic resonance: it was taken to be the fall of Marx as well as of Marxist politics and economics. This timely book argues that we can detach Marx the critic of current society from Marx the prophet of future society, and that he remains the most impressive critic we have of liberal, capitalist, bourgeois society. It also shows that the value of the 'great thinkers' does not depend on their views being true, but on other features such as their originality, insight, and systematic vision. On this account too Marx still richly deserves to be read.
Bolchevique de salón
Historia inédita de Félix J. Weil, heredero de la fortuna de su padre Hermann, amasada en el boom agroexportador argentino que se inicia a fines del siglo 19, que es fundador y mecenas de una de las corrientes de pensamiento más influyentes del siglo 20: la Escuela de Frankfurt. Nacido en Buenos Aires, hijo de un inmigrante alemán que fue uno de los más grandes comerciantes mundiales de granos de su época, Félix J. Weil destina parte de su fortuna y de la de su padre a la creación, en 1923, de una institución académica orientada a la formación de una intelectualidad progresista europea: el Instituto de Investigación Social, que pasará a la historia como Escuela de Frankfurt. Est...
El Proceso
Franz Kafka comenzo la redaccion de El Proceso en 1914. En el tema de la justicia -mejor podria decirse de la injusticia- que atraviesa toda la obra, se resume el sentido de esta novela, que se situa en el limite de un mundo signado por lo absurdo y lo arb
