[Marxism-Thaxis] Revolutionary literature

2010-11-29 Thread M.F. Kalfat
In *Marxism and Literary Criticism*, Eagleton concludes a section entitled Base and Superstructure in chapter one, Literature and History with this: Whether those insights are in political terms ‘progressive’ or ‘reactionary’ (Conrad's are certainly the latter) is not the point – any more than it

[Marxism-Thaxis] How Corporate America is Pushing Us All Off a Cliff

2010-11-29 Thread c b
How Corporate America is Pushing Us All Off a Cliff by Michael Moore michaelmoore.com (November 19 2010) Global Research (November 21 2010) When someone talks about pushing you off a cliff, it's just human nature to be curious about them. Who are these people, you wonder, and why would they

[Marxism-Thaxis] Note to the left. Who hates you?

2010-11-29 Thread Peggy Dobbins
The Z guy writes as if he was a real participant in the movement in 1968. I don't remember him, but I do remember how effective agent lefter-than-thou provocateurs sabotaged us, feeding our resentment when leaders ignored our advice, took us for granted, and made mistakes, fomenting paranoia

[Marxism-Thaxis] THE NATIONAL QUESTION AND THE QUESTION OF CRISIS

2010-11-29 Thread c b
Just published: THE NATIONAL QUESTION AND THE QUESTION OF CRISIS (RPE, Vol. 26) To: pe...@lists.csuchico.edu Message-ID: 382b789025c6a56c90a70...@cast-zarembka.caset.buffalo.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed I am pleased to report that THE NATIONAL QUESTION AND

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Note to the left. Who hates you?

2010-11-29 Thread Doug Henwood
On Nov 29, 2010, at 3:14 PM, Peggy Dobbins wrote: The Z guy writes as if he was a real participant in the movement in 1968. I don't remember him Wow, that's a conclusive argument! Doug ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Note to the left. Who hates you?

2010-11-29 Thread Peggy Dobbins
Meant more merely innuendo Peggy Powell Dobbins Sociology as an Art Form www.peggydobbins.net On Nov 29, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Doug Henwood dhenw...@panix.com wrote: On Nov 29, 2010, at 3:14 PM, Peggy Dobbins wrote: The Z guy writes as if he was a real participant in the movement in 1968. I

[Marxism-Thaxis] Revolutionary literature

2010-11-29 Thread c b
M.F. Kalfat mf at kalfat.net In *Marxism and Literary Criticism*, Eagleton concludes a section entitled Base and Superstructure in chapter one, Literature and History with this: Whether those insights are in political terms ‘progressive’ or ‘reactionary’ (Conrad's are certainly the latter) is

[Marxism-Thaxis] Marxist-Humanist Initiative

2010-11-29 Thread c b
Crisis Conference Wrap-Up (Videos More) To: pe...@lists.csuchico.edu Message-ID: bay129-w21346c8e6ede41c9b07e03e1...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 November 24, 2010 Dear Friend, Marxist-Humanist Initiative (MHI) is pleased to announce the creation of new pages in

[Marxism-Thaxis] Support the Reykjavik 9

2010-11-29 Thread c b
Support the Reykjavik 9 suuporter | 14.09.2010 10:26 | Globalisation http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/globalisation/ | Repression http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/repression/ | Social Struggles http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/topics/socialstruggles/ As we speak, Iceland’s first

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Revolutionary literature

2010-11-29 Thread Mason Akhnaten
What does one want to focus on...the absence of genuinely revolutionary art, or that only radical conservatism could produce the most significant literature... Words like genuinely complicate the matter to no end. So perhaps concentrate on the most significant literature--and I think there are

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Revolutionary literature

2010-11-29 Thread Ralph Dumain
This is just another example of what a pretentious ass Eagleton is. What is genuine revolutionary art but a posturing notion? Furthermore, the vitriol directed at liberalism is the language of the right. There is insight among the disillusioned conservatives, to be sure, but this is hardly a

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Revolutionary literature

2010-11-29 Thread Ralph Dumain
I believe that John Strachey cited Lawrence as an exemplar of the fascist unconscious, which I think is correct. In any case, Eagleton's futile exercise reminds me of how CLR James' ridiculed Sartre's conception of engaged literature in the late '40s / early '50s. Inter alia, James wrote that