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| − | '''Online University of the Left''', a new `Left Unity’ project, was initiated by the [[Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism]] in 2012. It’s core orientation is Marxist, but it contains teaching resources reflecting the full range of views on the wider left. About 50 left academics are involved in the core group so far-[[Richard D. Wolff|Richard Wolff]], [[David Schweickart]], [[Rose Brewer]], [[ | + | [[Image:Univofleftpostercopy.jpg|thumb]] |
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| + | '''Online University of the Left''', a new `Left Unity’ project, was initiated by the [[Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism]] in 2012. It’s core orientation is Marxist, but it contains teaching resources reflecting the full range of views on the wider left. About 50 left academics are involved in the core group so far-[[Richard D. Wolff|Richard Wolff]], [[David Schweickart]], [[Rose Brewer]], [[Timothy V. Johnson|Timothy Johnson]], [[Gregory Morales]], [[Bill Tabb]], [[Ellen Schwartz]], [[Jerry Harris]], [[Linda Alcoff]], [[Dana Cloud]], [[Gar Alperovitz]], to name a few. | ||
One of the OUL’s key aims is to solve this problem of scattered resources, creating a web portal that will bring much of this valuable material together in one spot in cyberspace. | One of the OUL’s key aims is to solve this problem of scattered resources, creating a web portal that will bring much of this valuable material together in one spot in cyberspace. | ||
| − | [[Carl Davidson]] is lead organizer. | + | [[Carl Davidson]] is lead organizer.<ref>[http://www.ccds-discussion.org/?p=1487, CCDS discussion page, accessed July 8, 2012]</ref> |
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| + | ==Aim== | ||
| + | The organization's homepage carries this paragraph;<ref>[http://ouleft.sp-mesolite.tilted.net/, Online University of the Left homepage, accessed July 10, 2012]</ref> | ||
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| + | :''Our aim is to have a full curriculum, hundreds of faculty and tens of thousands of students. In addition to courses you can take for free in your own time, alone or with a group, we will also offer live courses in real time via video conferencing for a small fee.'' | ||
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| + | =="Why Marxism"== | ||
| + | The organization's homepage carries this paragraph;<ref>[http://ouleft.sp-mesolite.tilted.net/, Online University of the Left homepage, accessed July 10, 2012]</ref> | ||
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| + | :''Why Marxism'' | ||
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| + | :''Karl Marx's ideas are a common touchstone for many people working for change. His historical materialism, his many contributions to political economy and class analysis, all continue to serve his core values--the self-emancipation of the working class and a vision of a classless society. There are naturally many trends in Marxism that have developed over the years, and new ones are on the rise today. All of them and others who want to see this project succeed are welcome here. | ||
| + | '' | ||
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| + | ==Faculty== | ||
| + | As of 2012;<ref>[http://ouleft.sp-mesolite.tilted.net/?page_id=695, Online University of the Left faculty page, accessed July 10, 2012]</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Linda Alcoff]] CUNY, Hunter, Critical Race Theory | ||
| + | *[[Mark Alper]] Music | ||
| + | *[[Gar Alperovitz]] U of Maryland, Political Economy | ||
| + | *[[Burton Lee Artz]] Purdue, Media Studies | ||
| + | *[[Salvatore Babones]] U of Sidney, Political Economy | ||
| + | *[[Rose Brewer]] U of Minnesota, African American Studies | ||
| + | *[[Renate Bridenthal]] CUNY, Brooklyn, Women’s Studies | ||
| + | *[[Paul Buhle]] | ||
| + | *[[Roderick Bush]], Brown University Emertitus, St John’s, Sociology | ||
| + | *[[Dominique Caouette]] U of Montreal, Political Science | ||
| + | *[[Orlando Caracas]] | ||
| + | *[[Dana Cloud]] U of Texas, Media Studies | ||
| + | *[[Michael Duff]] U of Wyoming, Legal Studies | ||
| + | *[[Jon Gobeil]] Penn State, Sociology | ||
| + | *[[Jessica Gordon-Nembhard]] | ||
| + | *[[Larry Hanley]] African American Studies, John Jay College, SF State, English | ||
| + | *[[Jerry Harris]] Devry, History | ||
| + | *[[Richard Huggins]] Oxford Brookes U, Social Policy | ||
| + | *[[David Fryett]] Anarchism | ||
| + | *[[Mark Johnson]] St Bonaventure, Political Economy | ||
| + | *[[Timothy V. Johnson|Timothy Johnson]] NYU, Africana Studies | ||
| + | *[[Athina Karatzogianni]] U of Hull, Media Studies | ||
| + | *[[Gavin Kitching]] U of New S Wales, Political Science | ||
| + | *[[Lauren Langman]] Loyola, Sociology | ||
| + | *[[Marnia Lazreg]] CUNY, Hunter, Sociology | ||
| + | *[[Kathy McAfee]] SF State, Ecology | ||
| + | *[[Peter Mclaren]] UCLA, Education | ||
| + | *[[Bharat Mehra]] U of Tenn, Information Science | ||
| + | *[[Hannah Miyamoto]] U of Hawaii, Sociology | ||
| + | *[[Gregory Morales]] Sociology | ||
| + | *[[Joshua Morris]] Cal Poly Pomona | ||
| + | *[[Kathleen Newman]] Carnegie-Mellon, English | ||
| + | *[[Jonathan Nitzan]] York University, Political Science | ||
| + | *[[Juan Pablo Ochoa]] , Latino/a Studies | ||
| + | *[[Tom O’Donnell]] U of Michican, Global Studies | ||
| + | *[[Teresa Pac]] U of Arizona, Education | ||
| + | *[[Andrew Perchard]] U of Strathclyde, History | ||
| + | *[[William Pelz]] Elgin Community, History | ||
| + | *[[Sanjay Perera]] NU of Singapore, Philosophy | ||
| + | *[[Frank Phelan]] | ||
| + | *[[Garry Potter]] Wilfrid Laurier U, Sociology | ||
| + | *[[Mel Rothenberg]] U Chicago, Political Economy | ||
| + | *[[Saskia Sassen]] Columbia, Sociology | ||
| + | *[[Ellen Schwartz]] Sacramento Marxist School | ||
| + | *[[Justin Schwartz]] John Marshall Law, Philosophy | ||
| + | *[[David Schwartzman]] Howard, Ecology | ||
| + | *[[David Schweickart]] Loyola, Philosophy | ||
| + | *[[Helena Sheehan]] Dublin City University, History of Marxism | ||
| + | *[[Navin Singh]] Northern Arizona, Global Studies | ||
| + | *[[Geoffrey Skoll]] Buffalo State, Criminal Justice | ||
| + | *[[Bill Tabb]] CUNU, Queens, Political Economy | ||
| + | *[[Harry Targ]] Purdue, Political Science | ||
| + | *[[Bharat Thakkar]] Argosy U, Global Studies | ||
| + | *[[Joseph Varga]] Indiana University, Labor Studies | ||
| + | *[[Rob Watts]] RMIT U, Global Studies | ||
| + | *[[David Williams]] Open University of the Left | ||
| + | *[[Richard D. Wolff]] New School University, Political Economy | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Committees of Correspondence]] | [[Category:Committees of Correspondence]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:28, 4 December 2015
Template:TOCnestleft Online University of the Left, a new `Left Unity’ project, was initiated by the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism in 2012. It’s core orientation is Marxist, but it contains teaching resources reflecting the full range of views on the wider left. About 50 left academics are involved in the core group so far-Richard Wolff, David Schweickart, Rose Brewer, Timothy Johnson, Gregory Morales, Bill Tabb, Ellen Schwartz, Jerry Harris, Linda Alcoff, Dana Cloud, Gar Alperovitz, to name a few.
One of the OUL’s key aims is to solve this problem of scattered resources, creating a web portal that will bring much of this valuable material together in one spot in cyberspace.
Carl Davidson is lead organizer.[1]
Aim
The organization's homepage carries this paragraph;[2]
- Our aim is to have a full curriculum, hundreds of faculty and tens of thousands of students. In addition to courses you can take for free in your own time, alone or with a group, we will also offer live courses in real time via video conferencing for a small fee.
"Why Marxism"
The organization's homepage carries this paragraph;[3]
- Why Marxism
- Karl Marx's ideas are a common touchstone for many people working for change. His historical materialism, his many contributions to political economy and class analysis, all continue to serve his core values--the self-emancipation of the working class and a vision of a classless society. There are naturally many trends in Marxism that have developed over the years, and new ones are on the rise today. All of them and others who want to see this project succeed are welcome here.
Faculty
As of 2012;[4]
- Linda Alcoff CUNY, Hunter, Critical Race Theory
- Mark Alper Music
- Gar Alperovitz U of Maryland, Political Economy
- Burton Lee Artz Purdue, Media Studies
- Salvatore Babones U of Sidney, Political Economy
- Rose Brewer U of Minnesota, African American Studies
- Renate Bridenthal CUNY, Brooklyn, Women’s Studies
- Paul Buhle
- Roderick Bush, Brown University Emertitus, St John’s, Sociology
- Dominique Caouette U of Montreal, Political Science
- Orlando Caracas
- Dana Cloud U of Texas, Media Studies
- Michael Duff U of Wyoming, Legal Studies
- Jon Gobeil Penn State, Sociology
- Jessica Gordon-Nembhard
- Larry Hanley African American Studies, John Jay College, SF State, English
- Jerry Harris Devry, History
- Richard Huggins Oxford Brookes U, Social Policy
- David Fryett Anarchism
- Mark Johnson St Bonaventure, Political Economy
- Timothy Johnson NYU, Africana Studies
- Athina Karatzogianni U of Hull, Media Studies
- Gavin Kitching U of New S Wales, Political Science
- Lauren Langman Loyola, Sociology
- Marnia Lazreg CUNY, Hunter, Sociology
- Kathy McAfee SF State, Ecology
- Peter Mclaren UCLA, Education
- Bharat Mehra U of Tenn, Information Science
- Hannah Miyamoto U of Hawaii, Sociology
- Gregory Morales Sociology
- Joshua Morris Cal Poly Pomona
- Kathleen Newman Carnegie-Mellon, English
- Jonathan Nitzan York University, Political Science
- Juan Pablo Ochoa , Latino/a Studies
- Tom O’Donnell U of Michican, Global Studies
- Teresa Pac U of Arizona, Education
- Andrew Perchard U of Strathclyde, History
- William Pelz Elgin Community, History
- Sanjay Perera NU of Singapore, Philosophy
- Frank Phelan
- Garry Potter Wilfrid Laurier U, Sociology
- Mel Rothenberg U Chicago, Political Economy
- Saskia Sassen Columbia, Sociology
- Ellen Schwartz Sacramento Marxist School
- Justin Schwartz John Marshall Law, Philosophy
- David Schwartzman Howard, Ecology
- David Schweickart Loyola, Philosophy
- Helena Sheehan Dublin City University, History of Marxism
- Navin Singh Northern Arizona, Global Studies
- Geoffrey Skoll Buffalo State, Criminal Justice
- Bill Tabb CUNU, Queens, Political Economy
- Harry Targ Purdue, Political Science
- Bharat Thakkar Argosy U, Global Studies
- Joseph Varga Indiana University, Labor Studies
- Rob Watts RMIT U, Global Studies
- David Williams Open University of the Left
- Richard D. Wolff New School University, Political Economy