Kosambi Circle: Recent Episodes
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This is the edited voice notes of the third theory class of 2023. The following books have been covered in this class
The Civil War in France by Marx
The State and the Revolution by Lenin
State and the Revolution: Theory and Practice by Ian Mckay
Luxemburg versus Lenin by Mattick
The April Theses by Lenin
small edit: in the voice note towards the beginning there is an error, the Paris Commune incident happened in the 1872 French revolution not the 1848 French revolution
Circle readings can be found here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings
This is the edited voice notes of the second theory class of 2023. The following books have been covered in this class
Critique of the Gotha Program by Marx
Theses on Feuerbach by Marx
Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg
Organisational Questions of Russian Social Democracy by Luxemburg
Circle readings can be found here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings
Dear circle members, as has been decided the circle is restarting voice notes, and other audio artifacts, from 2023. This is the edited voice notes of the first theory class of 2023. The following books have been covered in this class
- Principles of Communism by Engels
- The Manifesto of the Communist Party by Marx, *Read this with the 1872 preface
- Wage-Labor and Capital by Marx
- Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Engels
Circle readings can be found here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings
A summary of the readings for the first meeting of September (readings here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings) to be moderated by Anupam and led by Gautam
A summary of the readings for the second meeting of June (readings here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings) by Shivani, Sangeeth, Anupam, Reema, Aditi, and Ayush
A summary of the readings for the first meeting of June (readings here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings) by Aditi and Siddharth
A conversation on the readings for the second meeting of May '21 (readings here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings) moderated between a panel of circle convenor Anupam, Nagarjun, Nathan, and Siddharth
A conversation on the reading, Platform Capitalism for the second meeting of April '21 (readings here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings) moderated by Simrita between a panel of circle convenor Anupam, Aditi, Asmita, and Bishnupriya
A conversation on the six readings for the first meeting of April '21 (readings here: https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings) moderated by Simrita between a panel of circle convenor Anupam, Aditi, Asmita, Bishnupriya, and DawnShip
A short description of the the two peices of M Madhava Prasad to be covered for the February 28 meeting by the circle convenor and circle commissar Abhilasha. The readings for this meeting can be found here https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings
A short description of the book The Necessity of Art to be covered for the February 21 meeting by the circle convenor. The readings for this meeting can be found here https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings
A conversation on the four readings for the January 17 meeting (https://www.kosambicircle.com/readings) between circle convener Anupam, Shreya, and Simrita
A conversation on the four readings for the December 20 meeting (scroll down here https://kosambicircle.writeas.com/kosambi-reading-and-analysis-circle) between circle convener Anupam, Akshat, and Nagarjun
A conversation on the three readings for the December 13 meeting (scroll down here https://kosambicircle.writeas.com/kosambi-reading-and-analysis-circle) between circle convener Anupam, Shreya, and Nagarjun
A conversation on the nine readings for the November 29 meeting (scroll down here https://kosambicircle.writeas.com/kosambi-reading-and-analysis-circle) between circle convener Anupam who is leading this month and members Swati and Anirudh
A conversation on the eleven readings for the November 15 meeting (scroll down here https://kosambicircle.writeas.com/kosambi-reading-and-analysis-circle) between circle convener Anupam who is leading this month and members Swati, Shivangi, and Anirudh
A conversation on seven readings for October 11 meeting (scroll down here https://kosambicircle.writeas.com/kosambi-reading-and-analysis-circle) between circle convener Anupam and circle members Taranga, Nagarjun, and month convener Archa
A conversation on two of the readings for September (Bridging the Unholy Rift by Anand Teltumbde and Ambedkar, Ambedkarites, Ambedkarism by Anand Teltumbde) between month conveners Kevin and Hardik and circle convener Anupam
A conversation on two of the readings for September (Prejudice Against Reservation Policies by Sukhadeo Thorat & others, Dalit Panther Manifesto) between month conveners Kevin and Hardik and circle member Tejas
A conversation on the readings for September on Gender (Caste, Class, and Women's Liberation by Gail Omvedt and Introduction to Caste, Gender, and Indian Feminism by Anupama Rao) between month convener Hardik and circle member Pallavi
A conversation on one of the readings for September (The Modernity of Caste by David Mosse) between month convener Kevin and circle member Pallavi
A conversation on two of the readings for September (Kosambi and the Question of Caste, Competing Narratives of Caste in the 21st Century) between month conveners Kevin and Hardik and circle convener Anupam
A short summary of some of the readings/concepts for September via a conversation between month convener Kevin and circle member Tejas
Voice notes of the first class of the 101 sessions of Kosambi Reading and Analysis Circle
A short summary of the basic PE concepts needed for this month and the central argument of the Ellen Wood reading
A companion to the Kosambi circle May readings on Marxism and Technology hosted by Anupam Guha and Mansi Karthik
A companion to the Kosambi Circle April readings on nationalism
Hosted by Anupam Guha and Manasi Karthik