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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 16:44:59 -0400
From: kp10-AT-Cornell.edu (Kathy Purnell)
Subject: Intro


Hi! Some of you may already know me from the odd "conceal" message that was
 sent worldwide which (inadvertently) revealed my identity to the universe
(Sorry!). My name is Kathy Purnell and I am a graduate student in political
theory at Cornell University.  I am interested in Marx, 18th century
political thought,  theories/empirical studies of nationalism and
post-colonial theory. I also (like several of you) believe that Laclau and
Mouffe are pretty "empty" philosophically -- laclau's thoughts on social
antagonism,  how it reflects the "limit of all objectivity," and his
description of how we ought to engage in a new "emancipatory" politics are
unsatisfying to me.  I look forward to talking to all of you about Marx and
Marxist thought.  The idea,  however, of starting with Capital makes me
nervous...could we start with something smaller like a close reading of
Marx's earlier works (1844 manuscripts, other selections in Tucker's
Marx/Engel's Reader, for example)?



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