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Stop Reading, Stay Subjugated (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Not yet, I'm gearing up for a re-read though. I've heard mixed things about the new translation. Good to know Harvey's got some lectures out on it though! I'd be interested to hear his takes about differences. I might check out his lectures on it as a pre-read, def a good call-out!

Do you have a copy of it yet? When are you planning on rereading it?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    It isn't actually Harvey that has lectures, but instead Paul North, the editor! That's why I am curious about it, more than anything. I do have the book, but have not begun it and don't plan on reading it until next year at the earliest (too many works ahead of it on my reading list for now).

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah makes sense. I've been absolutely crawling through Black Reconstruction, but its a work that lends itself to a slow burn. Too much IRL organizing, not enough time for reading! In my heart I'm just a book club left comm, which is why I gotta keep my ass in the struggle lol.

    It's become where most of my reading is articles and internal communiques/bulletins, ntm writing. It does make me miss when study was my highest priority. I'm sure you can relate! But practical work leads to practical study. I'm just a self educated worker, so I never learned to like "complete assignments". Instead, a comrade says something that pisses me off and it sends me on a quest to prove them wrong. Currently doing a deep dive on Gramsci's formulation of hegemony, and how it relates to academic formulations particularly in the field of international relations. But stuff like this pulls me away from cracking a 1000+ page doorstop and crushing it, like I used to.

    Education and pedagogy is a full time job! On top of all the other work i find myself doing. Especially in our current sectarian phase where even the most clearheaded comrades are ideologically all over the place.

    Lol kind of a side quest comment

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Yep, can definitely relate to feeling overwhelmed! Trying to lower my social media consumption and limit it to specific windows of time and place, otherwise it's always distracting me in the back of my mind. Good luck!

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