Etienne Balibar in Conversation

Revisiting European Marxism

Bibliographic Data

ID8038162
AuthorsCharles Barthold (0000-0002-3520-8210, The Open University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume36
Issue7-8
Pages231-247
Publication date2019-10-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-2764 • E-ISSN: 1460-3616
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0263276419877955
OpenAlexW2981541710
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

In this interview, Balibar provides a number of reflections on the articulation of different Marxist traditions, including Italian Marxism and the Neue Marx Lektüre, to his own Althusserian position. Similarly, he comments on his relationship to the readings of French theory upon Marx’s oeuvre. He further develops an analysis of the contemporary challenges posed by capitalism – and its different crises – to critical theory, social sciences and social movements. Then, he argues that financialization and the Anthropocene are central issues. He concludes with thoughts on internationalism and citizenship, which he believes to be indispensable political elements in order to conceptualize resistance in this crisis context

Articulation (sociology · Capitalism · Conversation · Critical theory · Epistemology · Marxist philosophy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Marxism and Critical Theory · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism