Marxism and America. Transatlantic Online Symposium/Book Launch and Launch of interdisciplinary Marxism Theme Group
| When: | Fr 19-11-2021 16:00 - 19:30 |
| Where: | Online |
Symposium: Marxism and America. Book Launch and Launch of interdisciplinary Marxism Theme Group. Organized and Hosted by Tim Jelfs, University of Groningen
Speakers include: Andrew Hartman (Illinois State), Leilah Danielson (Northern Arizona University), Jesse Battan (Cal State Fullerton), Mara Keire (Rothermere Institute, Oxford), Jodie Collins (University of Sussex/British Library), Christopher Phelps (University of Nottingham), and Tim Jelfs (University of Groningen)
About the book
This transatlantic online symposium will launch a new collection on the role of Marx and Marxism in the United States. Published by Manchester University Press, Marxism and America: New Appraisals reconsiders the relationship of the United States to the Marxist theoretical tradition.
Praise for Marxism and America: New Appraisals
"Full of spirited and cogent arguments, prodigiously researched and vivaciously told, Marxism and America is tailor-made for activists and scholars of the present moment." Alan Wald, University of Michigan
"At last, a collection on Marxism in the United States that pays serious attention to women, sexuality and feminism." Nancy Holmstrom, Rutgers University
"A talented group of writers. Anyone interested in understanding the past and present of the left in the United States - from Eugene Debs to W. E. B. Du Bois through AOC and Bernie Sanders - should read this book!" Bhaskar Sunkara, editor, Jacobin
Contact
For more information, contact Tim Jelfs: t.jelfs rug.nl