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Yes, of course. I don't consider this hair-splitting, but others might. The
concept of "tradition", as compared to cumulative experience, is one
consideration. A body of thought that purports to embrace and present itself
as the
crest of the wave of the concrete accumulated experience of
At 03:13 PM 6/9/2007 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>(Three pages of discussion. The Black Marxism thing begins under
>Section III) Is there a black radical tradition in American society? Did
>there develop or emerge a Marxist current within this black tradition?
>Did there develop amongst t
(Three pages of discussion. The Black Marxism thing begins under Section
III)
Is there a black radical tradition in American society? Did there develop or
emerge a Marxist current within this black tradition? Did there develop
amongst the Marxist current, within the black radical tradition
It's only the 'else' that really matters in a productive way, as the
concoction of such an intellectual 'tradition' as an actual entity is where
the trouble lies. And his academic standing matters a great deal, as the
politics of academic departments has a lot to do with the way careers are
ma
I found the interview interesting in its critique of the 'Black
Radical Tradition' and little else.
His take on the history of radical traditions and things like 'Hegel
on the British political economy' could also be interesting.
Regardless of my own misgivings, he is the director of a programme at
Briefly, as I am overcommitted already. . . Beware Robinson's BLACK
MARXISM: as far as I'm concerned, it's rubbish. The interview you reproduce
contains a number of ingredients and some interesting ideas worth pursuing.
But there are also some points I find debatable.
(1) "The Black Radical Tra
In response to ambitious threads, might I suggest comrades limit
themselves to very specific quoting and responses? Otherwise you end
up challenging just about anyone's reading comprehension and
discussion skills. For example, Melvin P, I really find your posts
hard to follow a lot of the times. Pe
