This weekend, from 28th to 30th June, Socialist Appeal and the UCLU Marxist Society are hosting the third annual Marxist Summer School. We invite our readers to join us in UCL, London, for what promises to be a fantastic weekend of discussions exploring the ideas of Marxism and the ways in which we can fight back against the attacks of a capitalist system in crisis.
This weekend, from 28th to 30th June, Socialist Appeal and the UCLU Marxist Society are hosting the third annual Marxist Summer School. We invite our readers to join us in UCL, London, for what promises to be a fantastic weekend of discussions exploring the ideas of Marxism and the ways in which we can fight back against the attacks of a capitalist system in crisis.
This year, to mark his centenary, the school will give particular focus to the contributions made by Ted Grant, the founder and leading theoretician of the Miltiant Tendency, towards developing Marxist ideas.
In addition, this year’s school will also include a meeting on Saturday evening to discuss the launch of a national federation of Marxist societies, to unite and strengthen the work of the Marxists in the universities.
See below for a timetable of the sessions, along with links to recommended reading.
Book your place in advance! Get in touch or email to register:
£10 waged / £5 unwaged for the entire weekend.
Please get in touch if you have any questions, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Timetable
All sessions are in the Wilkins Old Refectory, Pearson G22 LT, and Chadwick B05 LT, around the main Quad of UCL main campus on Gower Street. See a map of UCL and of the local area for more details.
See below for a timetable of the sessions, along with links to recommended reading.
Friday 28th June
17:00 – Registration (Wilkins Old Refectory)
19:00 – Prospects for the World Revolution – Fred Weston, editor of www.marxist.com
21:00 – Social
Saturday 29th June
10:00-12:15
1. Marxism, Keynesianism, and the Postwar boom – Adam Booth, editor of www.socialist.net (Pearson, G22 LT)
2. The Rise and Fall of the Communist International – Marie Frederiksen, editor of the Danish paper Socialistisk Standpunkt (Chadwick, B05 LT)
12:15 – Lunch (bookstall and food available for purchase in Chadwick, B05 LT)
13:00-14:45
1. Trotskyism and the Second World War – Rob Sewell, author of “In the cause of Labour: a history of British trade unionism” (Pearson, G22 LT)
2. Stalinism and the Marxist theory of the state – Jorge Martin, editor of the Spanish language paper America Socialista (Chadwick, B05 LT)
15:00-16:45
1. The rise and fall of the Militant Tendency – Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal (Pearson, G22 LT)
2. The Colonial Revolutions – John Pickard, former editor of the Militant (Chadwick, B05 LT)
17:00-19:00 – Lenin and Trotsky: What they really stood for (plenary) – Alan Woods, author of “Bolshevism: the road to revolution” (Chadwick, B05 LT)
19:30 – Founding meeting of the national federation of Marxist societies (Wilkins Lower Refectory)
20:30 – The Communist Party: revolutionary social (Wilkins Lower Refectory)
Sunday 30th June
10:00
1. Marxism and the Labour Party – Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal (Pearson, G22 LT)
2. Reason in Revolt: Marxism and modern science – Daniel Morley, editorial board of Socialist Appeal (Wilkins Old Refectory)
12:30 – Lunch (bookstall and food available for purchase in the Wilkins Old Refectory)
13:00
1. The history of the Fourth International – Fred Weston, editor of www.marxist.com (Pearson, G22 LT)
2. Russia: From revolution to counter-revolution – Alan Woods, author of “Reformism or Revolution” (Wilkins Old Refectory)
15:00 – The Legacy of Ted Grant (closing plenary) – Alan Woods, author of the biography “Ted Grant: the permanent revolutionary” (Wilkins Old Refectory)
