Bad Marxism

Capitalism and Cultural Studies

John Hutnyk

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Pluto Press UK
20 June 2004

Society & Social Sciences; Cultural studies; Economic systems & structures

Cultural Studies commonly claims to be a radical discipline. This book thinks that's a bad assessment. Cultural theorists love to toy with Marx, but critical thinking seems to fall into obvious traps. After an introduction which explains why the 'Marxism' of the academy is unrecognisable and largely unrecognised in anti-capitalist struggles, Bad Marxism provides detailed analyses of Cultural Studies' cherished moves by holding fieldwork, archives, empires, hybrids and exchange up against the practical criticism of anti-capitalism. Engaging with the work of key thinkers: Jacques Derrida, James Clifford, Gayatri Spivak, Georges Bataille, Homi Bhabha, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri, Hutnyk concludes by advocating an open Marxism that is both pro-party and pro-critique, while being neither dogmatic, nor dull.

By: John Hutnyk
Imprint: Pluto Press UK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780745322667
ISBN 10: 0745322662
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 20 June 2004
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction: Cultural Studies as Capitalism Part I: Clifford's Ethnographica 1. Clifford and Malinowski 2. Fort Ross Mystifications Part II: derrida@marx.archive 3. Fever 4. Spectres 5. Struggles Part III: Tales from Raj 6. On Empire 7. Difference and Opposition 8. The Chapatti Story Part IV: Bataille's Wars: Surrealism, Marxism, Fascism 9. Librarian 10. Activist 11. Anthropologist 12. Provocateur Conclusion: The Cultivation of Capital Studies Notes References Index

John Hutnyk is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, London. He is the author of The Rumour of Calcutta: Tourism, Charity and the Poverty of Representations (1996) and co-editor of Dis-Orienting Rhythms (1996).