When
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Why
Marx called the period of intense European class struggle in 1848 the “June Days” – a time when new contradictions opened within the bourgeoisie but also between it and rising proletarian forces. Today, these contradictions are arguably sharpest not in the imperial core but rather beyond it on the periphery of global capitalism.
The Marxist Work Day 2025 will therefore explore the horizons of revolutionary theory and politics from this angle: the imperial core from the perspective of the periphery and vice versa. It will be a forum for investigating the theoretical and practical dimensions of the present, emphasising decolonial and national liberation Marxisms, and theories of dependency and unequal exchange that have contributed to struggles against imperialism.
But this is a pluralistic event and all tendencies of research in Marxist theory and practice are welcome. Papers, panels and reading groups are invited that address any aspect of Marxism, from general theoretical work to specific political or historical inquiries. The Marxist Work Day is a place where people of any background or level of engagement with Marx and Marxism can share ideas: academic or non-academic, theoretical, practical or activist in orientation, specialists or non-specialists in the material.
Sat, 28 June 2025 10:30 AM - Sun, 29 June 2025 5:00PM
Library at The Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade Docklands, VIC 3008
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