Hello. I will be running two reading groups, one for Cowbee’s Marxism-Leninism Study Guide: Basic Course, and another for Soviet Democracy, and am looking for participants. If you would like to join make a comment stating which you would like to join and I will add you to the list.
We will start reading each book on monday, see the programs down below for what we will read each week.
program for Cowbee's list
- Introduction
- Week 1: 1+2+3+4+5
- Week 2: 6
- Fundamentals
- Week 3: 1
- Week 4: 2+3 (Bibliography not required in Karl Marx)
- Week 5: 4
- Philosophy
- Week 6: 1: Part 1
- Week 7: 1: Part 2
- Week 8: 2
- Political Economy
- Week 9: 1
- Week 10: 2
- Week 11: 3
- Scientific Socialism
- Week 12: 1
- Week 13: 2: Preface, 1, 2, 3
- Week 14: 2: 4, 5, 6
- Week 15: 3
- Imperialism
- Week 16: 1: Prefaces, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Week 17: 1: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Week 18: 2+3
- Leninism
- Week 19: 1+4+5
- Week 20: 2: Intro, 1, 2, 3, 4
- Week 21: 2: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Week 22: 3
- Week 23: 6
- Cultural Hegemony
- Week 24: 1+2
- Week 25: 3
- Social Liberation
- Week 26: 1+2
- Week 27: 3
- Week 28: 4
program for Soviet Democracy
Week 1: Intro, 1, 2
Week 2: 3, 4
Week 3: 5, 6
Week 4: 7, 8
Week 5: 9, 10
Week 6: 11, 12
Week 7: 13, 14
Week 8: 15, 16, 17
Week 9: Part 3 (18, 19, 20)
I actually have Soviet Democracy on my bookshelf but haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.
I recently finished The Jakarta Method and am close to finishing Assata Shakur’s biography. I was gonna read The Wretched of the Earth next but I do want to participate in this…
Very interested but I would need to know more about the schedule since I am pretty busy these days
The schedule is what I called progam. You will need Cowbee’s list open to make any sense of the numbers. The short version is to expect about 1-2 hours of reading (based on the numbers in the list) every week. And it will take 28 weeks
This is very convenient I happen to be much more available from next week onwards. I would love to join! (the basic ML group)
I’d like to join the ML reading group! I’ve been following it for over a year and would love to discuss with comrades
Amazing! Have you been following the current basic list, and if so, do you have any feedback? Anything particularly helpful or unhelpful? I’d love to trim it down while retaining as much utility as possible.
A lot of the material in there has already been recorded by me, and currently a lot of the audiobooks linked there are just text-to-speech / robot recordings.
I can’t join due to being busy with lemmy, but thx a ton for doing this, its a great effort.
I started the original you made before the additions but I went back to read some of the new stuff. Honestly no I think its great for those who don’t know anything about the subject
Thanks! Please share anything you can think of if you do!
I hope as many people join as possible! With that being said, I will also be participating, as I have not yet done a step-by-step readthrough myself. I will actively be looking for feedback on improvements. Primarily, I wish to ruthlessly cut what does not add tremendously to the guide, as I firmly believe the goal of this guide is to equip people with the basic knowledge needed to join an organization active in their areas, and carry on your studies with the party you join.
I also think this list will be very helpful both for new comrades that have not studied much, as well as comrades that have studied a lot. I have included lesser-read works that I believe deserve study and discussion. Each weak, I will give my thought process on why I included each work, why they have their place, and whether or not I think they should be taken out or replaced.
I will be reading everyone’s comments eagerly, and cannot wait to study alongside everyone!
