Symposium on Marx Through Post-Structuralism by Simon Choat (Continuum 2010)
As part of a special issue examining the contemporary relevance of Marxism, the journal Global Discourse has organised a book review symposium on Simon Choat's Marx Through Post-Structuralism, featuring reviews by Jason Edwards and Saul Newman and a reply by Choat. The symposium is available at http://global-discourse.com/contents/marx-through-post-structuralism-by-simon-choat/
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Global Discourse Special Issue: Examining the Contemporary Relevance of Marxism
The 21st century has so far seen US-led military interventions, global financial crises, identity conflicts, terrorism on a grand scale, environmental disasters and fraught industrial/labour relations. These dramatic events have challenged the notion of an ‘end to history’ and the widespread belief that the collapse of the Soviet Union has made Marx and Marxism irrelevant. With growing instability in the social, political and economic functioning of societies, it is necessary to examine the relevance of Marx to contemporary global society.
Global Discourse (global-discourse.com), has released the first of two special issues conducting this examination through a number of articles developed from papers given at ‘Examining the Relevance of Marx and Marxism to Contemporary Global Society’ conference, which was held at Newcastle University on January 29th and 30th. There are contributions by key figures, such as Norman Geras, Stuart Sim, Lawrence Wilde, Joseph Femia, Terrell Carver, Alan Johnson, Paul Bowman and Mark Sandle, as well as book review symposia on Murray E. G. Smith’s Global Capitalism in Crisis, with reviews by Esteban Castro and Thom Workman, and on Simon Choat’s Marx Through Post-Structuralism, with reviews by Jason Edwards and Saul Newman. Also included in this issue, though not engaging directly with Marxism, is a review symposium on Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect by James Pattison, featuring rigorous reviews by David Miller and Graham Long. Full contents are available at http://global-discourse.com/contents/.
About the Journal
Global Discourse is a forum for the expression and development of critical research projects in all areas of politics and international relations. The journal accepts innovative and rigorous articles which employ or engage with critical approaches, particularly those which transcend disciplinary boundaries.
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