Tuesday, May 4, 2010

2008 / ..., Credit-crunch got me but not the debate in Brno regarding European stereotypes on Marx #55

"Does Marxism – or even leftist politics – mean one thing in the West and another in the East? The fourth debate in Eurozine's series "Europe talks to Europe" takes place on 18 May in Brno. (...)".
"While an historical-materialist approach to both culture and society has strong critical potential in western Europe, many eastern European intellectuals regard it sceptically. After 1989, Marxist ideas and theories were tainted by their connection to state socialism, and are still linked with totalitarianism. Does Marxism – or even leftist politics – mean one thing in the West and another in the East? The Brno debate provides the opportunity for a dialogue between western and eastern European intellectual traditions, at the same time challenging exactly these stereotypes." Click here for further reading. ('New Illegal Alien's Guide to Critical Theory', 2008, by Mexican artist Enrique Chagoya)

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