Week 3

• Wesley Longhofer and Daniel Winchester. 2019. Social Theory re-wired (2^nd edition). Pine Forge Press.
  • Pp 123-130 (intro); 
  • 136-58 (Marx, Communist Manifesto excerpt; Capital excerpt; Labor Value theory excerpt); 
  • 159-68 (Wallerstein); 
  • 216-220 (Harvey); 
• Karl Marx profile page (from Routledge website; interactive reading from ‘Capital’)
• Globalization page (find Wallerstein and Harvey)

Lecture pages

• Marx: Terms and concepts
• Useful concepts related to capitalism

Supplemental resources

• Glossary of terms related to Marxist theory
• Explore the ‘Interactive reading’ (from Routledge site) on ‘Capital’

Video

• Wealth inequality in America
• BBC Radio. 2015. Karl Marx on Alienation. Jan 19, BBC Radio 4.
• John Oliver. 2015. Last Week Tonight: Sweatshops in the Fashion Industry. April 26, HBO (accessed on youtube).
• Naomi Klein. 2020. Coronavirus capitalism. Mar 19, Democracy Now . . . (how did it play out?)
• Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. I don’t expect anyone to watch this, but I do recommend it at some point in your lives (it’s 2 1/2 hours). It will definitely help you understand Marx, class, and the threat posed by ‘class consciousness.’