Anthropology 597CC - ST- Commnity,Commons,Communism

This seminar engages with historical trajectories and theoretical traditions aimed at organizing around and constituting egalitarian relations. We ground ourselves with the history of communism in the United States--and in particular the black radical tradition; we explore post-marxist theory that deconstructs orthodox Marxism in favor of an anti-essentialist orientation; and we engage with contemporary pluriverse politics that aspires to advance a "world where many worlds fit." Throughout our discussions we interrogate the forces constituting and delimiting our individual and collective imaginings, dispositions, and desires.