This module offers a rigorous account of Marx’s oeuvre, connecting his early work on alienation, ideology, and historical epochs to his mature social theory of capital. We will read and discuss selections of Marx’s “Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844,” “Theses on Feuerbach,” and “Communist Manifesto,” move through his method of political economy in the “Grundrisse,” and arrive at his critical analysis of "Capital". We will situate our analysis of time, labor, and social domination in a close reading of Max Weber’s masterful historical account of the emergence of capitalism in early modern Europe: "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism".
Course Requirements:
Attendance is strongly encouraged. Participants should come to each seminar having read the assigned texts and prepared to discuss them. Registered students will receive all course material (schedules, announcements, required reading, recommended reading, and assignments) through JPM think, our online education management portal.
Dates
March 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 28th, 29th & 30th, 2017
Fees:
Rs. 7,500/- (Participation with 75% attendance required)
Rs. 10,000/- (Participation with 75% attendance, and writing required)
How to apply:
You are required to submit two passport size photographs, photocopies of your bio and last degree certificate at our center after filling in the enrollment form. Course fees are accepted only in cash, or cheque in favor of 'Jnanapravaha'. |
Rohit Goel is Academic Director at Jnanapravaha and a PhD Candidate in Political Science and Lecturer at the University of Chicago. His dissertation, “War and Peace in Lebanon,” employs Marxist and psychoanalytic methods to examine the history of Lebanese nationalism. He received a BA in Social and Political Thought from Harvard University and an MPhil in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge.
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