David Harvey Course on Marx's Capital

[OGirly]

I did a quick search of this forums and found nothing on this resource so I thought I would share it. Since I don't yet have enough posts to post a link I'll just describe how to find the course.

I've been working through some of Marx's writings, and finally happened to decided I'll tackle Capital (I'm almost to a graduate level, and I needed something to challenge me....this book is most definitely challenging me lol). Anyway I found this website if you search google for "David Harvey Capital Lectures" you can find his website which goes through Vol 1 and Vol 2 of Capital in a good amount of depth. I purchased his companion reader "A Companion to Marx's Capital Vol 1" and it's been a great help working through this work.

I would recommend you be familiar with some graduate level courses though, as he moves rather quickly through some of the material. He will not hold your hand through the reading, but he surely elaborates on some points that Marx may only briefly touch on.

Anywhoo...it's be a great help and I thought some others may appreciate the resource :)

[The Idler]

There was a meeting at the London Anarchist Bookfair a few weeks ago

# Don't Read Marx with Harvey (1.00pm – 2.00pm) # Following the financial crisis a lot of people turned to Marx for an explanation. For a lot of them, David Harvey's lectures serve as a companion. We disagree with Harvey's account of capitalism. In this workshop we will show what we believe to be Harvey's fundamental mistake and try to encourage people to pick up Capital. Everybody welcome, no prior experience with Marx or Harvey required. Organised by: Critisticuffs

[TheGodlessUtopian]

I wrote study guide meant to be used meant to be used in conjunction with Mr. Harvey's videos. I think with dedication there are now the resources available to get through the first volume.

Link: http://www.revleft.com/vb/capital-vol-1-t185634/index.html

[Czy]

The Idler, can you at least link me to the criticism if it's on the web. Otherwise you've just tantalized us :(

[The Idler]

I can only find the website and facebook of critisticuffs which carries the same description.
http://critisticuffs.org/

[reb]

The Idler, can you at least link me to the criticism if it's on the web. Otherwise you've just tantalized us :(

It is because Harvey's theory of crisis is a bourgeois one that involves overproduction/under-consumption. He doesn't touch the organic composition of capital. Harvey's whole reading of Capital is terrible and it gets worse when he moves onto the second volume.

[Comrade #138672]

I wrote study guide meant to be used meant to be used in conjunction with Mr. Harvey's videos. I think with dedication there are now the resources available to get through the first volume.

Link: http://www.revleft.com/vb/capital-vol-1-t185634/index.htmlHaha. So we end up having a guide for a guide to study Das Kapital.

Obviously David Harvey is not the most revolutionary Marxist. However, I have seen his first two videos and despite them being quite academically sterile, I still think some of his insights are quite valuable. You just have to keep this in mind when watching his videos.

[Ethics Gradient, Traitor For All Ages]

David Harvey makes it clear at the beginning of the course that this is his interpretation of Capital and cannot be seen as a universal account of it. This should be obvious for any subject produced by any person, its up to the individual to compare and contrast when learning anything new, especially something thats controversial. He also notes that he picks up something new each time he reads the book, which he's been reading on a yearly basis since the early 70s, that alone should be enough of a sign that this can't be seen as the one and only source for reading Capital. It's a good tool to use, but it's not the Rosetta stone for Capital.

[The Idler]

Incidentally, a writer called I. I. Rubin has been more praised for Marxist Economics than David Harvey.