The Micro-politics Of Capital: Marx And The Prehistory Of The Present Project Muse Upcc Books

Re-reads Marx in light of the contemporary critical interrogation of subjectivity.What is the relation between the economy, or the mode of production, and culture, beliefs, and desires? How is it possible to think of these relations without reducing one to the other, or effacing one for the sake of the other? To answer these questions, The Micro-Politics of Capital re-reads Marx in light of the contemporary critical interrogations of subjectivity in the works of Althusser, Deleuze, Guattari, Foucault, and Negri. Jason Read suggests that what characterizes contemporary capitalism is the intimate intersection of the production of commodities with the production of desire, beliefs, and knowledge. The Micro-Politics of Capital Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: There Is No Time Like the Present 1. The Use and Disadvantage of Prehistory for Life: Marx’s “Pre-Capitalist Economic Formations” and the Constitution of the Subject of Labor PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION IMMANENT CAUSALITY THE PREHISTORY OF CAPITALISM PRODUCTION ANTAGONISTIC LOGIC (PART ONE) 2. What Is Living and What Is Dead in the Philosophy of Karl Marx: The Politics and Ontology of Living Labor ABSTRACT LABOR LIVING LABOR DISCIPLINARY POWER ANTAGONISTIC LOGIC (PART TWO) THE PRODUCTION OF SUBJECTIVITY 3. The Real Subsumption of Subjectivity by Capital REAL SUBSUMPTION THE FRAGMENT ON MACHINES IMMATERIAL LABOR SUBJECTIVITY: FROM REPRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION THE COMMON Conclusion Notes INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CONCLUSION Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Z The Micro-politics Of Capital Re-reads Marx In Light Of The Contemporary Critical Interrogations Of Subjectivity In The Works Of Althusser, Deleuze, Guattari, Foucault, And Negri. Jason Read Suggests That What Characterizes Contemporary Capitalism Is The Intimate Intersection Of The Production Of Commodities With The Production Of Desire, Beliefs, And Knowledge.--book Jacket. Introduction: There Is No Time Like The Present. -- The Use And Disadvantage Of Prehistory For Life: Marx's Pre-capitalist Economic Formations And The Constitution Of The Subject Of Labor. -- What Is Living And What Is Dead In The Philosophy Of Karl Marx: The Politics And Ontology Of Living Labor. -- The Real Subsumption Of Subjectivity By Capital. Jason Read. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 163-208) And Index.

The Micro-Politics of Capital re-reads Marx in light of the contemporary critical interrogations of subjectivity in the works of Althusser, Deleuze, Guattari, Foucault, and Negri. Jason Read suggests that what characterizes contemporary capitalism is the intimate intersection of the production of commodities with the production of desire, beliefs, and knowledge.