Thank you. One of the things that James Lindsay gets wrong by over-statement is calling things Marxist when a lot of the believers in the same can, quite correctly say, “I am not a Marxist”. To which the answer is: no you are not, but so much of what you believe goes back to Marx and so is Marxian.
Yes, also a good point! I haven't actually read Cynical Theories yet, though it's sitting on my bookshelf, making me feel guilty each time I see it. I am still grateful though that Lindsay is at least helping to shed more light on the issue via the podcast and media circuit, helping to inform people who may not be up-to-date on how the contemporary academic sausage is made, who may have not even heard the phrase "critical theory" beforehand, as to the ideological capture of the sausage factory. But I see how imprecise language than becomes an easy point of rebuttal, which is unfortunate when shedding light on the topic is such a necessary service.
When all you have is a hammer...
I would say a lot of it is Marxian rather than Marxist. Particularly when class is dropped or substantially superseded as an analytical framing.
I suspect an adverse reaction to Marx may also act as something of a negative selection mechanism.
Great point! I really liked how you emphasized the importance of that distinction in your article on Fanon.
Thank you. One of the things that James Lindsay gets wrong by over-statement is calling things Marxist when a lot of the believers in the same can, quite correctly say, “I am not a Marxist”. To which the answer is: no you are not, but so much of what you believe goes back to Marx and so is Marxian.
Yes, also a good point! I haven't actually read Cynical Theories yet, though it's sitting on my bookshelf, making me feel guilty each time I see it. I am still grateful though that Lindsay is at least helping to shed more light on the issue via the podcast and media circuit, helping to inform people who may not be up-to-date on how the contemporary academic sausage is made, who may have not even heard the phrase "critical theory" beforehand, as to the ideological capture of the sausage factory. But I see how imprecise language than becomes an easy point of rebuttal, which is unfortunate when shedding light on the topic is such a necessary service.