The aim of this course is to survey Marx’s political economic writings in 13 sessions to assess how far he succeeded in this mission and how far his findings illuminate contemporary conditions. The sharp formulation of the presuppositions of the (capital) relation must bring out all the contradictions of bourgeois production, as well as the boundary where it drives beyond itself.” Marx’s mission statement at the heart of the Grundrisse reads as follows: “The exact development of the concept of capital is necessary since it is the fundamental concept of modern economics, just as capital itself is the foundation of bourgeois society. These lectures were the inspiration for the book: Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason published by Oxford University Press (US) and Profile Books (UK) in 2017. BAD INFINITY AND THE MADNESS OF ECONOMIC REASON.USE VALUES: THE PRODUCTION OF WANTS, NEEDS AND DESIRES.Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic ReasonĪ Series of Six Video Lectures in Political Economy by David Harvey (2016) These lectures were the inspiration for the book: A Companion to Marx’s Capital Volume 2 published by Verso in 2013. Reading Marx’s Capital Volume 2 with David HarveyĪ close reading of the text of Karl Marx’s Capital Volume 2 (plus parts of Volume 3) in 12 video lectures by Professor David Harvey (2012). These lectures were the inspiration for the book: A Companion to Marx’s Capital published by Verso in 2010. Help make this Capital v1 course accessible in other languages: join our translation project Subscribe to a course as a video or audio podcast:

Reading Marx’s Capital Volume I with David Harvey – 2007 EditionĪ close reading of the text of Karl Marx’s Capital Volume I in 13 video lectures by Professor David Harvey.

Visualization of all Three Volumes of Capital.

The Path of Argument of Capital Volume 1.

Podcast available on Spotify, iTunes, PodBean, and RSS. Recorded at The People’s Forum in New York City in 2019. Reading Marx’s Capital Volume 1 with David Harvey – 2019 EditionĪ close reading of the text of Karl Marx’s Capital Volume I in 12 video lectures by Professor David Harvey.

Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic Reason (2016).

Reading Marx’s Grundrisse with David Harvey (2020 Edition).

Reading Marx’s Grundrisse with David Harvey (2023 Edition).

Reading Marx’s Capital Volume 2 with David Harvey (2012).Reading Marx’s Capital Volume I with David Harvey (2007 Edition).Reading Marx’s Capital Volume 1 with David Harvey (2019 Edition).

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