Marxism & Psychology Research Group (MPRG) - Reading Groups

Hegel's Logic - R. Winfield

marfken — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:44:24 +0000

A series of lectures on Hegel's Logic by Richard Dien Winfield is available
on:

http://www.archive.org/details/LectureCourseInHegelsScienceOfLogic-RichardDienWinfield

London Marx-Hegel Reading group: Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit - (Winter, 2010)

marfken — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:58:20 +0000

Dear all

I append the programme for the Phenomenology reading group next term. All are welcome. Please feel free to disseminate to people you think might be interested.

Best wishes for the New Year!

German Philosophy Reading Group - Understanding Being: Hegel to Adorno - Sept. '09 - July '10

marfken — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:17:47 +0000

The German Philosophy Reading Group at the IGRS, which started last
year, will reconvene in the coming academic year. The seminars are open
to philosophers and germanists, both students and staff. The reading
group offers an opportunity for close reading and discussion of a
selection of seminal texts in the history of German thought in their
original form and - where relevant - to practice German philosophy
reading skills.

The title for this year will be: 'Understanding Being: Hegel's Science

Social Theory Reading Group - Western Marxism - Fall 2009

marfken — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:13:57 +0000

The summer reading group for Marx's Capital went
extremely well. I highly recommend Dr. David Harvey's
online lectures for a close reading of the text. Here is
the link:

http://davidharvey.org/

For the fall reading group, we will be delving into a
number of texts within the tradition of Western Marxism.
Here is a link to the reading schedule if anyone is
interested in participating (at the bottom of the page
under "Western Marxism, Fall 2009"):

'The Psychic Life of Power' by Judith Butler - Fall 2009

marfken — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:11:43 +0000

If anyone would like to join a new reading group to analyse the theoretical text ‘The Psychic Life of Power’ by Judith Butler (will cover aspects of Foucault, Hegel, Althusser, psychoanalysis, feminist theory) I am organising an informal meeting to take place on Monday 21^st September 8.30pm at the Woodstock 139 Barlow Moor Road M20 (Tel 0161 448 7951)

Social Theory Reading Group - Marx's Capital: Volume 1 - Summer 2009

marfken — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:37:28 +0000

Hi All,

I just posted the syllabus for the Social Theory Reading Group on my website (under directed reading). Here is the link:

http://marfken.googlepages.com/teaching

Our first meeting will be on May 1 (coincidentally International Workers' Day).

Be sure to purchase the Penguin Classics edition of Capital - Volume I.

And if you can't make it, don't worry!

Best,

Mike

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