I was hoping some of y'all could recommend some marxist theory. I've read a lot of the well-known stuff (Marx, Engels, Lenin) and I plan on reading some Mao in the coming weeks. But I'm sure there's a whole lot more theory that I'm not aware of, perhaps some contemporary stuff.

Anyway, I'm open to all recommendations. Thanks in advance!

Edit: Thanks everyone. Lots of great new stuff to add to my reading list.

  • Dyno [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    There might be - I haven't honestly read enough on either to be an authority.
    From my limited perspective I would say syndicalism is focused more on the political organisation and representation of the proletariat via institutions such as unions or syndicates in the workplace, whereas autonomism is more spontaneous, holistic, and movement-based; and is concerned with society as a whole - both in and out of the workplace.

    • elguwopismo [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Would it be fair to call autonomism like post-fordist syndicalism?

      • Dyno [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That might be a good way to put it. As far as I understood it, syndicalism was a product of an era prior to the assembly line, with things like workers' self-management being a reasonable goal for enthusiastic workers employed in workshop-type roles, but less applicable to workers on an assembly line that couldn't care less about the mundane, tedious labour they were performing.
        Autonomism plays a lot on the alienation and division of labour, as well as including other members of the underclass that are still acknowledged in Marxism such as the reserve army of labour or precariat.