Historical Materialism, part 1
outlines the basic ideas of Marx’s theory of history which sees history as driven primarily not by the deeds and ideas of ‘great men’ but by how the mass of ordinary people produce the necessities of ...
13 Okt 202011min
The Revolutionary Role of the Working Class
goes further into why Marx considered the working class as the ‘gravedigger’ of capitalism and the class which would liberate humanity.
13 Okt 202011min
Class part 2
explains Marx’s view of the class struggle in modern society as polarised between two fundamental classes, the bourgeoisie, and proletariat.
13 Okt 202012min
Class part 1
looks at the crucial concept of class and shows how in Marx its meaning, focused on exploitation and social relations, is very different from its use in the media or in sociology.
13 Okt 202012min
Alienation
explains what the concept of alienation, especially alienated labour, meant to Marx and why it was so central to his critique of capitalism as a whole.
13 Okt 202011min
General Introduction To Marxism
this sets out different basic views of Marx – evil founder of communism, 19th-century economist, etc – and explains the speaker’s view of him as basically a revolutionary and fighter for human freedom...
13 Okt 202013min
