Summer School 2024
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Bookings are now open for this year’s Summer School! The event is being held on the 16th – 18th August at a new venue of St John’s Campus at the University of Worcester. The weekend’s theme is Political Consciousness, and more details, including about the talks, will be announced in due course. For more information, and to make a booking, see here: http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/summer-school-2024/
I’m pleased to announce the first of the talks at this year’s Summer School.
Keith Graham will be speaking on ‘Political Consciousness: What Can We Learn From Marx?’
Karl Marx’s views on political consciousness are best understood in the context of his wider views about human society in general and capitalist society in particular. This talk will assess the plausibility of the relevant elements in these theories and consider what implications they hold for the transition from capitalism to socialism. In particular, the question of inevitability will be addressed.More announcements coming soon! For further details about the event, see the link in the previous post.
I’m pleased to announce another talk at Summer School!
Darren Poynton will be speaking on ‘Socialist Consciousness, Solidarity and Democratic Virtues’
What is required for Socialist consciousness can be thought of as comprising two parts. One: a theoretical understanding of capitalist relations as a form of social compulsion that inevitably constrains the actions of both workers and capitalists. Two: a practical capacity to organise in a democratic and active way, that is required for both the establishment and continued reproduction of socialism. This talk will focus on this second aspect.More news soon!
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