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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-07-24/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/black-noir/2023-07-27/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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SUMMARY:Summer with Hegel: The Preface to the Phenomenology of Spirit
DESCRIPTION:A seven-week summer course with Alex Steinberg that concludes our ongoing studies of Hegel’s mysterious work\, The Phenomenology of Spirit. We will do a close reading of the Preface to the Phenomenology \, a work that can be read on its own and is considered the most succinct and comprehensive statement of Hegel’s philosophy. \nThese sessions introduce what is living in Hegel for those who want to change the world. No prior experience with Hegel or attendance at previous classes is expected or required. Our goal is to make Hegel’s dialectic less mysterious as we go along and try to tease out the revolutionary implications in his thought and its significance for our time. \nWe will be reading Terry Pinkard’s translation of the Phenomenology\, published by Cambridge University Press. A free version is available online. \nAlex Steinberg is an independent scholar. He has taught on topics such as the Philosophy of Heidegger and Nazism\, Marxism and Humanism\, and Hegel’s Philosophy of History at various alternative educational institutions and informally. He was a Conference Presenter at the First International Conference on Trotsky in Havana\, Cuba. Alex has been also involved with the governance of WBAI radio in New York and its parent organization\, Pacifica\, most recently as the Chair of the Pacifica National Board from 2019-2021.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/summer-with-hegel/2023-07-29/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Hegelianism,historical materialism,History,Marx and Hegel,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Philosophy,Philosophy of History,Science and Method
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SUMMARY:Reading Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions led by Piruz Alemi\, we will continue to study selected passages from Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks. We delve into key themes and concepts related to civil society and state: politics and the arts\, racism\, class and gender\, religion\, linguistics\, and other methods of analysis\, critical theory\, mass media\, and cinema\, hegemony\, and subaltern studies\, as well as the role of intellectuals and activists in discovering new methods and languages to be transformative. A Gramscian “Past & Present” approach is key to our work. \nThroughout these sessions\, we will attempt to connect our own cultures and life experiences with contemporary struggles such as those unfolding in the Woman\, Life\, Freedom movement in Iran. \nParticipation in previous sessions is not a requirement – all are welcome to join.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/gramsci-prison-notebooks/2023-07-30/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Class,Classes/Events,Gramsci,Hegemony,historical materialism,History,Late Capital and Fascism,Left Populism,Marx,Marxist Method,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Populism,Race and Class,Revolutions,Science and Method,Socialism,State Formation
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-07-31/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/black-noir/2023-08-03/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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SUMMARY:Annual Pass
DESCRIPTION:This pass entitles the purchaser to attend any or all Marxist Education Project classes and events during an entire year from the month of purchase. (For example\, a pass purchased on January 7\, 2023\, will be valid until January 31\, 2024.)
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/annual-pass/2023-08-04/
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Literary Studies,Multi-session Classes,Seminars and Talks
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SUMMARY:Summer with Hegel: The Preface to the Phenomenology of Spirit
DESCRIPTION:A seven-week summer course with Alex Steinberg that concludes our ongoing studies of Hegel’s mysterious work\, The Phenomenology of Spirit. We will do a close reading of the Preface to the Phenomenology \, a work that can be read on its own and is considered the most succinct and comprehensive statement of Hegel’s philosophy. \nThese sessions introduce what is living in Hegel for those who want to change the world. No prior experience with Hegel or attendance at previous classes is expected or required. Our goal is to make Hegel’s dialectic less mysterious as we go along and try to tease out the revolutionary implications in his thought and its significance for our time. \nWe will be reading Terry Pinkard’s translation of the Phenomenology\, published by Cambridge University Press. A free version is available online. \nAlex Steinberg is an independent scholar. He has taught on topics such as the Philosophy of Heidegger and Nazism\, Marxism and Humanism\, and Hegel’s Philosophy of History at various alternative educational institutions and informally. He was a Conference Presenter at the First International Conference on Trotsky in Havana\, Cuba. Alex has been also involved with the governance of WBAI radio in New York and its parent organization\, Pacifica\, most recently as the Chair of the Pacifica National Board from 2019-2021.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/summer-with-hegel/2023-08-05/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Hegelianism,historical materialism,History,Marx and Hegel,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Philosophy,Philosophy of History,Science and Method
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SUMMARY:Reading Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions led by Piruz Alemi\, we will continue to study selected passages from Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks. We delve into key themes and concepts related to civil society and state: politics and the arts\, racism\, class and gender\, religion\, linguistics\, and other methods of analysis\, critical theory\, mass media\, and cinema\, hegemony\, and subaltern studies\, as well as the role of intellectuals and activists in discovering new methods and languages to be transformative. A Gramscian “Past & Present” approach is key to our work. \nThroughout these sessions\, we will attempt to connect our own cultures and life experiences with contemporary struggles such as those unfolding in the Woman\, Life\, Freedom movement in Iran. \nParticipation in previous sessions is not a requirement – all are welcome to join.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/gramsci-prison-notebooks/2023-08-06/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Class,Classes/Events,Gramsci,Hegemony,historical materialism,History,Late Capital and Fascism,Left Populism,Marx,Marxist Method,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Populism,Race and Class,Revolutions,Science and Method,Socialism,State Formation
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SUMMARY:"We're Going on an Adventure": Summer Visionary Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The MEP’s Science and Visionary Fiction Reading Group will read Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Ruin this summer.  The catchphrase\, “We’re going on an adventure\,” signals the novel’s overlapping themes of contemporary significance–desperate efforts to escape war and corporate destruction on Earth\, species-level competition to make new homes elsewhere\, and the varieties and the social significance of artificial intelligence. \nAbove all\, the book continues the author’s exploration of empathy between his characters and with us\, his readers: “I wanted to write sections from the point of view of an octopus.” \nAs befits summertime reading\, we will add other selections as we go\, meshing these themes with the interests of the group.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/were-going-on-an-adventure-summer-visionary-fiction/2023-08-07/
LOCATION:United States
CATEGORIES:Art and politics,Classes/Events,Evolutionary biology,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Science Fiction,Visionary Fiction,War Fiction
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/black-noir/2023-08-10/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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SUMMARY:Summer with Hegel: The Preface to the Phenomenology of Spirit
DESCRIPTION:A seven-week summer course with Alex Steinberg that concludes our ongoing studies of Hegel’s mysterious work\, The Phenomenology of Spirit. We will do a close reading of the Preface to the Phenomenology \, a work that can be read on its own and is considered the most succinct and comprehensive statement of Hegel’s philosophy. \nThese sessions introduce what is living in Hegel for those who want to change the world. No prior experience with Hegel or attendance at previous classes is expected or required. Our goal is to make Hegel’s dialectic less mysterious as we go along and try to tease out the revolutionary implications in his thought and its significance for our time. \nWe will be reading Terry Pinkard’s translation of the Phenomenology\, published by Cambridge University Press. A free version is available online. \nAlex Steinberg is an independent scholar. He has taught on topics such as the Philosophy of Heidegger and Nazism\, Marxism and Humanism\, and Hegel’s Philosophy of History at various alternative educational institutions and informally. He was a Conference Presenter at the First International Conference on Trotsky in Havana\, Cuba. Alex has been also involved with the governance of WBAI radio in New York and its parent organization\, Pacifica\, most recently as the Chair of the Pacifica National Board from 2019-2021.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/summer-with-hegel/2023-08-12/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Hegelianism,historical materialism,History,Marx and Hegel,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Philosophy,Philosophy of History,Science and Method
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T123000
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SUMMARY:Reading Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions led by Piruz Alemi\, we will continue to study selected passages from Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks. We delve into key themes and concepts related to civil society and state: politics and the arts\, racism\, class and gender\, religion\, linguistics\, and other methods of analysis\, critical theory\, mass media\, and cinema\, hegemony\, and subaltern studies\, as well as the role of intellectuals and activists in discovering new methods and languages to be transformative. A Gramscian “Past & Present” approach is key to our work. \nThroughout these sessions\, we will attempt to connect our own cultures and life experiences with contemporary struggles such as those unfolding in the Woman\, Life\, Freedom movement in Iran. \nParticipation in previous sessions is not a requirement – all are welcome to join.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/gramsci-prison-notebooks/2023-08-13/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Class,Classes/Events,Gramsci,Hegemony,historical materialism,History,Late Capital and Fascism,Left Populism,Marx,Marxist Method,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Populism,Race and Class,Revolutions,Science and Method,Socialism,State Formation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T203000
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/black-noir/2023-08-17/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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SUMMARY:Summer with Hegel: The Preface to the Phenomenology of Spirit
DESCRIPTION:A seven-week summer course with Alex Steinberg that concludes our ongoing studies of Hegel’s mysterious work\, The Phenomenology of Spirit. We will do a close reading of the Preface to the Phenomenology \, a work that can be read on its own and is considered the most succinct and comprehensive statement of Hegel’s philosophy. \nThese sessions introduce what is living in Hegel for those who want to change the world. No prior experience with Hegel or attendance at previous classes is expected or required. Our goal is to make Hegel’s dialectic less mysterious as we go along and try to tease out the revolutionary implications in his thought and its significance for our time. \nWe will be reading Terry Pinkard’s translation of the Phenomenology\, published by Cambridge University Press. A free version is available online. \nAlex Steinberg is an independent scholar. He has taught on topics such as the Philosophy of Heidegger and Nazism\, Marxism and Humanism\, and Hegel’s Philosophy of History at various alternative educational institutions and informally. He was a Conference Presenter at the First International Conference on Trotsky in Havana\, Cuba. Alex has been also involved with the governance of WBAI radio in New York and its parent organization\, Pacifica\, most recently as the Chair of the Pacifica National Board from 2019-2021.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/summer-with-hegel/2023-08-19/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Hegelianism,historical materialism,History,Marx and Hegel,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Philosophy,Philosophy of History,Science and Method
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230824T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230615T135643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T160923Z
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SUMMARY:Summertime … and the Living Ain't Easy: Black Noir
DESCRIPTION:The Marxist Education Project’s Literature Group continues its summertime tradition of reading noir fiction: the popular American crime genre that explores the corruption of society – and\, in our selected books by Black writers – corruption in the workplace\, in unions\, and among workers. “Mystery fiction written by Black authors is\, not surprisingly\, often very different from work in that broadly defined genre written by white writers.” –Black Noir \nWe will read these four books:\nIf He Hollers\, Let Him Go by Chester Himes\nA Red Death by Walter Mosley\nBlack Water Rising by Attica Locke\nThe Man Who Changed Colors by Bill Fletcher Jr. \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/black-noir/2023-08-24/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:African American History,Alienation,American Literature,Anti-capitalist Literature,Art and politics,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,Literary Studies,Literature,Media Criticism,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Noir Fiction,Race and Class,Radical Literature
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ORGANIZER;CN="MEP Literature Group":MAILTO:info@marxedproject.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230314T130010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T183019Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions led by Piruz Alemi\, we will continue to study selected passages from Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks. We delve into key themes and concepts related to civil society and state: politics and the arts\, racism\, class and gender\, religion\, linguistics\, and other methods of analysis\, critical theory\, mass media\, and cinema\, hegemony\, and subaltern studies\, as well as the role of intellectuals and activists in discovering new methods and languages to be transformative. A Gramscian “Past & Present” approach is key to our work. \nThroughout these sessions\, we will attempt to connect our own cultures and life experiences with contemporary struggles such as those unfolding in the Woman\, Life\, Freedom movement in Iran. \nParticipation in previous sessions is not a requirement – all are welcome to join.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/gramsci-prison-notebooks/2023-08-27/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Class,Classes/Events,Gramsci,Hegemony,historical materialism,History,Late Capital and Fascism,Left Populism,Marx,Marxist Method,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Populism,Race and Class,Revolutions,Science and Method,Socialism,State Formation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230902
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20210618T033341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T214901Z
UID:10006971-1693526400-1693612799@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Annual Pass
DESCRIPTION:This pass entitles the purchaser to attend any or all Marxist Education Project classes and events during an entire year from the month of purchase. (For example\, a pass purchased on January 7\, 2023\, will be valid until January 31\, 2024.)
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/annual-pass/2023-09-01/
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Literary Studies,Multi-session Classes,Seminars and Talks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230903T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230903T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230314T130010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T183019Z
UID:10007546-1693738800-1693744200@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Reading Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions led by Piruz Alemi\, we will continue to study selected passages from Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks. We delve into key themes and concepts related to civil society and state: politics and the arts\, racism\, class and gender\, religion\, linguistics\, and other methods of analysis\, critical theory\, mass media\, and cinema\, hegemony\, and subaltern studies\, as well as the role of intellectuals and activists in discovering new methods and languages to be transformative. A Gramscian “Past & Present” approach is key to our work. \nThroughout these sessions\, we will attempt to connect our own cultures and life experiences with contemporary struggles such as those unfolding in the Woman\, Life\, Freedom movement in Iran. \nParticipation in previous sessions is not a requirement – all are welcome to join.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/gramsci-prison-notebooks/2023-09-03/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Class,Classes/Events,Gramsci,Hegemony,historical materialism,History,Late Capital and Fascism,Left Populism,Marx,Marxist Method,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Populism,Race and Class,Revolutions,Science and Method,Socialism,State Formation
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230910T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230910T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230314T130010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T183019Z
UID:10007547-1694343600-1694349000@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Reading Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions led by Piruz Alemi\, we will continue to study selected passages from Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks. We delve into key themes and concepts related to civil society and state: politics and the arts\, racism\, class and gender\, religion\, linguistics\, and other methods of analysis\, critical theory\, mass media\, and cinema\, hegemony\, and subaltern studies\, as well as the role of intellectuals and activists in discovering new methods and languages to be transformative. A Gramscian “Past & Present” approach is key to our work. \nThroughout these sessions\, we will attempt to connect our own cultures and life experiences with contemporary struggles such as those unfolding in the Woman\, Life\, Freedom movement in Iran. \nParticipation in previous sessions is not a requirement – all are welcome to join.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/gramsci-prison-notebooks/2023-09-10/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Class,Classes/Events,Gramsci,Hegemony,historical materialism,History,Late Capital and Fascism,Left Populism,Marx,Marxist Method,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Populism,Race and Class,Revolutions,Science and Method,Socialism,State Formation
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230910T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230910T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230731T224719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231022T133509Z
UID:10007454-1694352600-1694359800@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Reading Marx’s Capital\, Volume I (third series)
DESCRIPTION:Covering Parts V through VIII of Capital\, volume 1 \nJoin us as we continue the close reading of Volume 1 of Marx’s Capital begun earlier this year\, guided by an experienced team led by Lisa Maya Knauer. This fall we will be reading Parts V through VIII\, covering Wages\, the Accumulation of Capital\, and the so-called Primitive Accumulation. Each week\, we recap the passages covered at the previous session\, introduce new material\, and open up a discussion. We read the more challenging sections together a paragraph or two at a time. Supplementary materials and/or questions for reflection are circulated prior to each week’s session\, and the conversation continues in the group’s Slack channel. \nLisa Maya Knauer has been involved with Marxist education in New York for her entire adult life\, and has taught a variety of classes at the MEP and its predecessors. Her current activist work focuses on immigrant workers’ rights and indigenous struggles for land and water. In her day job\, she is a tenured radical at a public university. \nReview our Privacy Policy
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/reading-capital-3rd-series/2023-09-10/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Accumulation of Capital,Capital Studies,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Colonialism,communism,Crisis,Das Kapital,Enclosures,England,historical materialism,History,Marx,Marx's Capital,Marxist Method,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Science and Method,Working Class History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Studies Group":MAILTO:info@marxedproject.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230314T130010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T183019Z
UID:10007548-1694948400-1694953800@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Reading Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions led by Piruz Alemi\, we will continue to study selected passages from Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks. We delve into key themes and concepts related to civil society and state: politics and the arts\, racism\, class and gender\, religion\, linguistics\, and other methods of analysis\, critical theory\, mass media\, and cinema\, hegemony\, and subaltern studies\, as well as the role of intellectuals and activists in discovering new methods and languages to be transformative. A Gramscian “Past & Present” approach is key to our work. \nThroughout these sessions\, we will attempt to connect our own cultures and life experiences with contemporary struggles such as those unfolding in the Woman\, Life\, Freedom movement in Iran. \nParticipation in previous sessions is not a requirement – all are welcome to join.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/gramsci-prison-notebooks/2023-09-17/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Class,Classes/Events,Gramsci,Hegemony,historical materialism,History,Late Capital and Fascism,Left Populism,Marx,Marxist Method,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Populism,Race and Class,Revolutions,Science and Method,Socialism,State Formation
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230731T224719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231022T133509Z
UID:10007455-1694957400-1694964600@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Reading Marx’s Capital\, Volume I (third series)
DESCRIPTION:Covering Parts V through VIII of Capital\, volume 1 \nJoin us as we continue the close reading of Volume 1 of Marx’s Capital begun earlier this year\, guided by an experienced team led by Lisa Maya Knauer. This fall we will be reading Parts V through VIII\, covering Wages\, the Accumulation of Capital\, and the so-called Primitive Accumulation. Each week\, we recap the passages covered at the previous session\, introduce new material\, and open up a discussion. We read the more challenging sections together a paragraph or two at a time. Supplementary materials and/or questions for reflection are circulated prior to each week’s session\, and the conversation continues in the group’s Slack channel. \nLisa Maya Knauer has been involved with Marxist education in New York for her entire adult life\, and has taught a variety of classes at the MEP and its predecessors. Her current activist work focuses on immigrant workers’ rights and indigenous struggles for land and water. In her day job\, she is a tenured radical at a public university. \nReview our Privacy Policy
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/reading-capital-3rd-series/2023-09-17/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Accumulation of Capital,Capital Studies,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Colonialism,communism,Crisis,Das Kapital,Enclosures,England,historical materialism,History,Marx,Marx's Capital,Marxist Method,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Science and Method,Working Class History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Studies Group":MAILTO:info@marxedproject.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230825T164957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230825T165101Z
UID:10007647-1695056400-1695061800@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Oppression and Resistance in New Chinese and Chinese-American Science Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Join us to read selections from the best of Chinese and Chinese-American science fiction. Over the last ten years\, authors have reached English-speaking audiences with exciting and award-winning new literature using the metaphors and methods of speculative and visionary writing. \nThe new wave of younger Chinese science fiction writers often brings exciting explorations of political and social themes. Alongside daring new scientific imaginations\, our selections this fall feature issues of anti-Asian violence and racism\, colonialism\, then and now\, and the cruelties of global capitalism\, often resulting in resistance to oppression.  Our selections truly merit the new tag of “visionary fiction.” \nOur reading group includes people steeped in the speculative fiction tradition as well as new readers exploring themes with us for the first time. The tilt of global economics\, scientific research\, and politics Eastward makes this fall’s theme timely. \nOur list\, still in formation\, tentatively includes: \nVagabonds by Hao Jinfang\, as well as her Hugo award-winning story\, “Folding Beijing” \nSelections from short story collections written\, translated or edited by Ken Liu: Hidden Planets\, Broken Planets\, and The Hidden Girl \nBabel\, by RF Kuang \nOur Missing Children\, by Celeste Ng \nSeverance\, by Ling Ma \nWe plan to experiment with a hybrid format. We will meet monthly for a longer\, in-depth discussion as we finish a book. This more typical book club may better suit you if you want to read on your own and then take part in an overall discussion of the readings. We will also continue our weekly ninety-minute meetings for those who can make that commitment. You can register for all or just the monthly longer sessions. \nConvened by Steve Backman\, long-time explorer of the visionary side of science fiction; member of the MEP leadership team \n 
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/oppression-and-resistance-in-new-chinese-and-chinese-american-science-fiction/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Multi-session Classes,Race and Class,Science Fiction,Speculative fiction,Visionary Fiction
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230924T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230924T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230731T224719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231022T133509Z
UID:10007456-1695562200-1695569400@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Reading Marx’s Capital\, Volume I (third series)
DESCRIPTION:Covering Parts V through VIII of Capital\, volume 1 \nJoin us as we continue the close reading of Volume 1 of Marx’s Capital begun earlier this year\, guided by an experienced team led by Lisa Maya Knauer. This fall we will be reading Parts V through VIII\, covering Wages\, the Accumulation of Capital\, and the so-called Primitive Accumulation. Each week\, we recap the passages covered at the previous session\, introduce new material\, and open up a discussion. We read the more challenging sections together a paragraph or two at a time. Supplementary materials and/or questions for reflection are circulated prior to each week’s session\, and the conversation continues in the group’s Slack channel. \nLisa Maya Knauer has been involved with Marxist education in New York for her entire adult life\, and has taught a variety of classes at the MEP and its predecessors. Her current activist work focuses on immigrant workers’ rights and indigenous struggles for land and water. In her day job\, she is a tenured radical at a public university. \nReview our Privacy Policy
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/reading-capital-3rd-series/2023-09-24/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Accumulation of Capital,Capital Studies,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Colonialism,communism,Crisis,Das Kapital,Enclosures,England,historical materialism,History,Marx,Marx's Capital,Marxist Method,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Science and Method,Working Class History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Studies Group":MAILTO:info@marxedproject.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230905T170032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T171919Z
UID:10007648-1695661200-1695666600@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Oppression and Resistance in New Chinese and Chinese-American Science Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Join us to read selections from the best of Chinese and Chinese-American science fiction. Over the last ten years\, authors have reached English-speaking audiences with exciting and award-winning new literature using the metaphors and methods of speculative and visionary writing. \nThe new wave of younger Chinese science fiction writers often brings exciting explorations of political and social themes. Alongside daring new scientific imaginations\, our selections this fall feature issues of anti-Asian violence and racism\, colonialism\, then and now\, and the cruelties of global capitalism\, often resulting in resistance to oppression.  Our selections truly merit the new tag of “visionary fiction.” \nOur reading group includes people steeped in the speculative fiction tradition as well as new readers exploring themes with us for the first time. The tilt of global economics\, scientific research\, and politics Eastward makes this fall’s theme timely. \nOur list\, still in formation\, tentatively includes: \nVagabonds by Hao Jinfang\, as well as her Hugo award-winning story\, “Folding Beijing” \nSelections from short story collections written\, translated or edited by Ken Liu: Hidden Planets\, Broken Planets\, and The Hidden Girl \nBabel\, by RF Kuang \nOur Missing Children\, by Celeste Ng \nSeverance\, by Ling Ma \nWe plan to experiment with a hybrid format. We will meet monthly for a longer\, in-depth discussion as we finish a book. This more typical book club may better suit you if you want to read on your own and then take part in an overall discussion of the readings. We will also continue our weekly ninety-minute meetings for those who can make that commitment. You can register for all or just the monthly longer sessions. \nConvened by Steve Backman\, long-time explorer of the visionary side of science fiction; member of the MEP leadership team \nPlease click to see ticket options for this series and register. You can see all registration options on the first date listing for this reading group.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/oppression-and-resistance-in-new-chinese-and-chinese-american-science-fiction-2/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Multi-session Classes,Race and Class,Science Fiction,Speculative fiction,Visionary Fiction
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230816T200523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T200523Z
UID:10007618-1695733200-1695738600@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Commons\, Commoning\, Communism
DESCRIPTION:Various forms of commoning\, some traditional and some not\, provided the proletariat with means of survival in the struggle against capitalism. Commoning is a basis of proletarian class solidarity\, and we can find this before\, during\, and after both the semantic and the political birth of communism. –Peter Linebaugh\nBefore the advent of capitalism\, much of humanity produced their immediate livelihoods on lands and with tools to which they either had rights of use or held as individual property. All that came to a violent end with what Marx preferred to call the “original expropriation” (often misleadingly termed “primitive accumulation”) whereby the producers were deprived of access and the commons were enclosed. Peasants and artisans mounted strong resistance over centuries but in the end a propertyless proletariat emerged in countryside and city in England and other countries where capitalism triumphed. Such struggles continue down to the present\, however\, as working people continue to challenge new forms of expropriation such as intellectual-property laws\, private patents on seeds and other life forms\, displacement of urban communities\, extortion through petty fines and regressive taxation\, and seizures of land and water for mining and other profitable purposes. This reading group will explore the historical roots and persistence of such crimes and resistance by reading together The War Against the Commons\, by Ian Angus; Stop\, Thief! by Peter Linebaugh; and related texts. \nFacilitated by Fred Murphy and Steve Knight of the MEP’s Ecosocialist Study Group.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/commons-commoning-communism/2023-09-26/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Accumulation of Capital,Agribusiness,Anti-colonialism,Capital Studies,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Climate Change,Das Kapital,Ecosocialism,Enclosures,Extractivism,Food and politics,historical materialism,History,Indigenous Peoples,Labor History,Marx,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Precarity,Race and Class,Social Reproduction,Transition from Capitalism,Working Class History
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230816T144638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T193418Z
UID:10007535-1695927600-1695934800@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Chile's 9/11: Fifty Years of Literary Resistance
DESCRIPTION:September 2023 marks fifty years since the overthrow of Salvador Allende’s socialist government on September 11\, 1973. To honor the struggles and sufferings of the Chilean people\, the MEP’s Literature Group dedicates two eight-week series to Chilean writers active before\, during\, and since the Pinochet dictatorship. In addition to the justly well-known writings of Roberto Bolaño\, many of our readings will be from translations by Megan McDowell. McDowell has worked with US and British independent publishers to promote a diverse group of writers largely unfamiliar to American audiences. Our aim\, to quote McDowell\, is “to expand our circles of empathy.” \nFull book descriptions and a reading schedule are available here. \nConvened by Jacqueline Cantwell\, who became involved with the MEP’s Literature Group because of her love of Victor Serge’s novels. Participating in an MEP reading group led by Serge translator Richard Greeman seven years ago\, Jacqueline found a community of readers eager to be challenged by the ambitions of international writers devoted to the creative potential of political fiction. Since the death of Michael Lardner\, who hosted and organized the Literature Group for so many years\, she has taken the lead in furthering the group’s goals of exploring international fiction and encouraging thoughtful conversation.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/chile-literary-resistance/2023-09-28/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:American Imperialism,Anti-fascism,Classes/Events,Cultural Resistance,History,Insurgency,Latin America,Literary Studies,Literature,Multi-session Classes,Neo-fascism,Radical Literature,Socialism
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ORGANIZER;CN="MEP Literature Group":MAILTO:info@marxedproject.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231001T153000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230731T224719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231022T133509Z
UID:10007457-1696167000-1696174200@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Reading Marx’s Capital\, Volume I (third series)
DESCRIPTION:Covering Parts V through VIII of Capital\, volume 1 \nJoin us as we continue the close reading of Volume 1 of Marx’s Capital begun earlier this year\, guided by an experienced team led by Lisa Maya Knauer. This fall we will be reading Parts V through VIII\, covering Wages\, the Accumulation of Capital\, and the so-called Primitive Accumulation. Each week\, we recap the passages covered at the previous session\, introduce new material\, and open up a discussion. We read the more challenging sections together a paragraph or two at a time. Supplementary materials and/or questions for reflection are circulated prior to each week’s session\, and the conversation continues in the group’s Slack channel. \nLisa Maya Knauer has been involved with Marxist education in New York for her entire adult life\, and has taught a variety of classes at the MEP and its predecessors. Her current activist work focuses on immigrant workers’ rights and indigenous struggles for land and water. In her day job\, she is a tenured radical at a public university. \nReview our Privacy Policy
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/reading-capital-3rd-series/2023-10-01/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Accumulation of Capital,Capital Studies,Capital vs. Labor,Class,Classes/Events,Colonialism,communism,Crisis,Das Kapital,Enclosures,England,historical materialism,History,Marx,Marx's Capital,Marxist Method,Modernity,Multi-session Classes,Political Economy,Science and Method,Working Class History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Capital Studies Group":MAILTO:info@marxedproject.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231002T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T064740
CREATED:20230905T170420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T170620Z
UID:10007649-1696266000-1696271400@marxedproject.org
SUMMARY:Oppression and Resistance in New Chinese and Chinese-American Science Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Join us to read selections from the best of Chinese and Chinese-American science fiction. Over the last ten years\, authors have reached English-speaking audiences with exciting and award-winning new literature using the metaphors and methods of speculative and visionary writing. \nThe new wave of younger Chinese science fiction writers often brings exciting explorations of political and social themes. Alongside daring new scientific imaginations\, our selections this fall feature issues of anti-Asian violence and racism\, colonialism\, then and now\, and the cruelties of global capitalism\, often resulting in resistance to oppression.  Our selections truly merit the new tag of “visionary fiction.” \nOur reading group includes people steeped in the speculative fiction tradition as well as new readers exploring themes with us for the first time. The tilt of global economics\, scientific research\, and politics Eastward makes this fall’s theme timely. \nOur list\, still in formation\, tentatively includes: \nVagabonds by Hao Jinfang\, as well as her Hugo award-winning story\, “Folding Beijing” \nSelections from short story collections written\, translated or edited by Ken Liu: Hidden Planets\, Broken Planets\, and The Hidden Girl \nBabel\, by RF Kuang \nOur Missing Children\, by Celeste Ng \nSeverance\, by Ling Ma \nWe plan to experiment with a hybrid format. We will meet monthly for a longer\, in-depth discussion as we finish a book. This more typical book club may better suit you if you want to read on your own and then take part in an overall discussion of the readings. We will also continue our weekly ninety-minute meetings for those who can make that commitment. You can register for all or just the monthly longer sessions. \nConvened by Steve Backman\, long-time explorer of the visionary side of science fiction; member of the MEP leadership team \nPlease click to see ticket options for this series and register. You can see all registration options on the first date listing for this reading group.
URL:https://marxedproject.org/event/oppression-and-resistance-in-new-chinese-and-chinese-american-science-fiction-3/
LOCATION:Online Event – Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Classes/Events,Multi-session Classes,Race and Class,Science Fiction,Speculative fiction,Visionary Fiction
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