Introduction to Marxism

3 cr · Undergraduate

An overview of the thought of Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels, focusing on its philosophical origins, key concepts and ideas of their historical materialism, critique of political economy, political theory and philosophy. The development of Marxism after Marx and Engels, particularly in the tradition of Western Marxism, will be traced in the case of each concept and idea. Students may not hold credit for both POLS 3810 and the former POLS 4810.