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[https://files.libcom.org/files/2021_How_to_Read_Marxs_Capital._Commentary__Explanations_on_the_Beginning_Chapters_Monthly_Review_20.pdf How to Read | [https://files.libcom.org/files/2021_How_to_Read_Marxs_Capital._Commentary__Explanations_on_the_Beginning_Chapters_Monthly_Review_20.pdf How to Read Marx's Capital] | ||
Reading Plan | === Reading Plan === | ||
==== Week 1 ==== | |||
'''Presenter:''' Comrade Elephant | |||
===== '''Required Reading''' ===== | |||
* '''Capital Vol.1''' (pp. 5 - 15) | |||
** Preface to the Second Edition | |||
** The beginning of chapter 1.1 | |||
*** up to and including the paragraph that begins with "Let's now consider two commodities - for instance, wheat and iron..." | |||
* '''How to Read Marx's Capital''' (pp. 1 - 53) | |||
** Preface | |||
** Introduction | |||
** Commentary on the beginning of Capital | |||
** Preface to the First Edition (** oops, this is where we already find a divergence because Heinrich is commenting on a different version!) | |||
** Part One: Commodities and Money (up to page 53 before section C) | |||
===== Optional Material ===== | |||
* Film: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Marxism_Memes/comments/1jen6nj/the_young_karl_marx_2017_720p_eng_subs_le_jeune/ The young Karl Marx] | |||
* Lecture (Youtube): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKTFZdfK7_o How Marx became a Communist] | |||
==== Week 2 ==== | |||
'''Presenter:''' Comrade Elephant | |||
===== Required Reading ===== | |||
* '''Capital Vol. 1''' (pp. 13-19) | |||
** Chapter 1.1 The Two Factors of the Commodity (Use-Value and Value) | |||
* '''How to Read Marx's Capital''' (pp. 47-79) | |||
** NOTE: there is a lot more to read in Heinrich, because he takes a lot of time to really dig into what Marx is saying. In other words, Marx is dense and terse, Heinrich is intentionally more verbose. | |||
** | |||
===== Optional Material ===== | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5vu4MpYgUo&list=PLWvnUfModHP9Ci8M1g39l4AZgK6YLCXd0&index=1 David Harvey at The People's Forum] | |||
** useful to get some perspective other than Heinrich! | |||
Latest revision as of 00:10, 2 February 2026
Primary References
Reading Plan
Week 1
Presenter: Comrade Elephant
Required Reading
- Capital Vol.1 (pp. 5 - 15)
- Preface to the Second Edition
- The beginning of chapter 1.1
- up to and including the paragraph that begins with "Let's now consider two commodities - for instance, wheat and iron..."
- How to Read Marx's Capital (pp. 1 - 53)
- Preface
- Introduction
- Commentary on the beginning of Capital
- Preface to the First Edition (** oops, this is where we already find a divergence because Heinrich is commenting on a different version!)
- Part One: Commodities and Money (up to page 53 before section C)
Optional Material
- Film: The young Karl Marx
- Lecture (Youtube): How Marx became a Communist
Week 2
Presenter: Comrade Elephant
Required Reading
- Capital Vol. 1 (pp. 13-19)
- Chapter 1.1 The Two Factors of the Commodity (Use-Value and Value)
- How to Read Marx's Capital (pp. 47-79)
- NOTE: there is a lot more to read in Heinrich, because he takes a lot of time to really dig into what Marx is saying. In other words, Marx is dense and terse, Heinrich is intentionally more verbose.
Optional Material
- David Harvey at The People's Forum
- useful to get some perspective other than Heinrich!