Beyond the Binary of Race and Class: A Marxist Humanist Perspective
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The emergence of a new generation of antiracist activists and theorists seeking to advance an anticapitalist agenda creates a new vantage point for re-examining how racism relates to the logic of capital. This essay explores sources in the work of Marx, twentieth-century Marxists, and Frantz Fanon that can provide direction for overcoming the binary of class and race.
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Beyond the Binary of Race and Class: A Marxist Humanist Perspective
In: Historical MaterialismSearch for other papers by Peter Hudis in
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Abstract
The emergence of a new generation of antiracist activists and theorists seeking to advance an anticapitalist agenda creates a new vantage point for re-examining how racism relates to the logic of capital. This essay explores sources in the work of Marx, twentieth-century Marxists, and Frantz Fanon that can provide direction for overcoming the binary of class and race.
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| PDF Views & Downloads | 1333 | 152 | 4 |
