Karl Marx
Overview
This module acquaints students with the main ideas and arguments of Karl Marx, focusing on his critique of political economy. The main reading will be Marx's own texts, and especially volume one of Capital (Das Kapital). What does critique of political economy mean, what is meant by dialectics and commodity fetishism, and how do we conceive of the relationships between economy and state, capital and labour and accumulation and crisis? However, since Marx's work was dedicated to developing the critique of political economy we will begin by looking at classical political economy and, in particular, the work of Adam Smith.
Convenor: Professor Werner Bonefeld
| 20 Credit module |
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| Procedural work: A 1,500 word procedural essay to be submitted by Friday of week 8 of each term in which the module is taken |
| Assessment: One essay of up to 3,000 words to be submitted on Monday of week 2 of Term 7 |
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