Andre is back! This time they join Rae and Jeremy for a conversation on how to study and read theory. The discussion covers recommended readings, practical reading tips, and other useful guidance to help listeners better undersand and engage with Marxism-Leninism.
Andre's Beginner Communist Resource Video
Beginner Friendly Theory Primers:
- Georges Politzer, Elementary Principles of Philosophy (ProleWiki Link) (Foreign Language Press version)
- Maurice Cornforth, Dialectical Materialism: An Introduction (Volumes 1-3) PDF Hosted On Prolewiki, Buy a physical copy from Aakar Books
- Basic Curriculum of the Principles of Marxism Leninism (Translated by Luna Nyugun)
Potential Reading Lists For Getting Into The Classics
- ML Reading Hub's List
- ProleWiki's Absolute Beginner's List
- Marxist Internet Archive's List
Recommended Auxiliary Theory Texts:
- J.M Blaut, Marxism And Eurocentric Diffusionism
- Domenico Losurdo, Flight From History? The Communist Movement between Self-Criticism and Self-Contempt
- Two Members of the Bolshevik Tendency, Nationhood Or Genocide: The Struggle of the Native People Against Canadian and American Imperialism
- Leslie Feinberg, Lavender & Red
- Love Is Law: Cuba's Queer Rights Revolution
Miscellaneous Mentioned Or Cited Texts for Part 2:
- Vladimir Lenin, The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism
- Kim Jong-Il, Giving Priority To Ideological Work Is Essential For Acomplishing Socialism
- Kim Jong-Il, On The Juche Idea
- George Jackson, Blood In My Eye
Audiobook reading of the Losurdo essay