Classes & Seminars
In July of 1936 Generalissimo Francisco Franco led a military coup against the Spanish Republic and the reformist Popular Front government. With the Army fully behind him Franco's fascist coalition...
A first course for those with little to no previous knowledge of the language. Students speak Spanish from the first day and acquire basic speaking, reading, and writing skills while learning about Spanish...
This ongoing seminar on Vol I of Marx' Capital, began in the Fall. Part 2 will begin this term at Chapter 15. New students are welcome to join the class at any time. A good background reading is Leo...
This class will examine the capitalist roots of the multi-faceted ecological crisis via a Marxist economic and...
This seminar will meet as a working group to study the historical trajectory of the U.S. Labor Movement since the late 19th century to understand its relationship with current crises. How have the forces of...
Jose Rosa, an immigrant from El Salvador, with 15 years experience teaching Spanish to teenagers and adults, will conduct classes to develop conversational skills while learning more complex grammatical...
Hegel's philosophy has had a great influence to much that has happened in the world since his time. Hegel is crucial to understanding much of modern philosophy as well as to understanding Marxism and the...
This session will consist of three lectures on the basic structure of capitalism and its relation to political power. We will examine how the specific class structure of...
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