Is there a new 'transformative' class?
[Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive]
We close of the 2022 Reading Club, and the final section on 'Neo-Feudalism', by discussing how class is changing. Through readings by Guy Standing and Ruy Braga, we ask if the precariat are the new serfs in a supposed feudal-ish social formation.
It's clear the old Fordist arrangements have broken down, so what does the working class look like today? Is it still a class in the old sense? Braga argues we are witnessing 'class struggle without class'. But why then do the precariat's revolts only target state political authority, and not property relations?
Readings:
Excerpt: /172/ Three Articles: Elite Production
Excerpt: /171/ Fukuyama & the End of History ft. Daniel Bessner
Excerpt: /170/ Reading Club: Streeck's Critical Encounters
/169/ Authoritarian Liberalism and Its Discontents ft. Amber A'Lee Frost & Daniel Bessner
/168/ Corona, Climate, Communism ft. Andreas Malm
/167/ The Kingdom of God Is on Main Street ft. Todd McGowan
/161/ Culture is Bad for You ft. Mark Taylor (UNLOCKED)
Excerpt: /166/ Aufhebonus Bonus (December)
/165/ Black Spartacus ft. Sudhir Hazareesingh
Excerpt: /164/ Reading Club: Culture of Narcissism
/163/ Three Articles + Censorship ft. Douglas Lain
/162/ Gaming & Politics ft. Jonas Kyratzes
Excerpt: /161/ Culture Is Bad For You ft. Mark Taylor
/160/ Enemies of the People (Large & Very Small) ft. Wolfgang Streeck
/159/ Biden Time ft. Amber A'Lee Frost & Alex Gourevitch
Excerpt: /158/ Three Articles: Cosmopolitan Austerity & Control
UNLOCKED /152/ I Can't Believe It's Not Weimar ft. David Broder
Excerpt: /157/ Reading Club: Emancipation After Hegel
/156/ Cosmo-Jihad ft. Darryl Li
UNLOCKED /154/ A Reasonably Important Election... Preview ft. Alex Gourevitch
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