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DESCRIPTION:From the Grundrisse to Capital and Beyond: Then and Now.\nGeorge 
 Caffentzis, of the Midnight Notes Collective, will present his paper "From 
 the Grundrisse to Capital and beyond: then and now", on Thursday March 27.  
 This paper notes a curious parallel between Marx's transformation from the 
 * Grundrisse* to *Capital* and the conceptual development of 
 anti-capitalist thought since the 1960s.  To capture this parallel the 
 analysis operates on two levels.  One level reflects themes in the Marxist 
 texts of the 1850s and 1860s. It describes a transformation that takes 
 place in Marx's thinking concerning the introduction of science and 
 technology into the capitalist production process between the writing of 
 the *Grundrisse* and the writing of *Capital*. The second level 
 recapitulates this textual transformation on a historical plane, arguing 
 that the introduction of science and technology into production in the 
 second half of the 20th century is not leading to "the end of work," but 
 rather is increasing the scope of exploitation and extending capitalism's 
 historical trajectory. This outcome is having a far-reaching political 
 impact on the anti-capitalist movement, especially in its evaluation of the 
 revolutionary implications of "mental labor." The presentation will end 
 with some political reflections on this impact. *George Caffentzis *is a 
 professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Southern Maine and 
 a coordinator of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa. He is the 
 author of the e-book "No Blood For Oil! Energy, Class Struggle, and War, 
 1998-2004", of the pamphlet "From Capitalist Crises to Proletarian Slavery: 
 An Introduction to Class Struggle in the US, 1973-1998", and, with the 
 Midnight Notes Collective, of "Midnight Oil: Work, Energy, War, 1973-1992" 
 and "Auroras of the Zapatistas: Local & Global Struggles of the Fourth 
 World War". All of his writings can be found at 
 http://www.midnightnotes.org\n\nFor other events at the library, please 
 check: www.marxistlibr.org/\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/21/18487729.php
SUMMARY:George Caffentzis: From the Grundrisse to Capital
LOCATION:Niebyl-Proctor Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave. Oakland (just north of 
 Alcatraz).  Wheelchair accessible, free event.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/03/21/18487729.php
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