Timelines -300 & Founders
What time period did Karl Marx live?
The 1800s
Who is oppressed according to neo-Marxism?
The proletariat
Did Karl Marx die rich?
No. He died broke and only eleven people attended his funeral.
Bourgeoisie
The property-owning upper-middle class owns the means of production (e.g. factories) and employs and exploits the proletariat.
When was Neo-Marxism invented?
1980-90s
Who is the oppressor according to neo-Marxism?
The bourgeoisie
Was there ever a plot to assassinate Marx?
Yes, a fellow communist once plotted to kill him for "not being radical enough."
Proletariat
The labouring class, mainly: the class of industrial workers who lack their own means of production and hence sell their labour to live. (The class Marx believed to be oppressed)
What age did Marx die at?
64
Where did neo-Marxism come from?
It was founded based off of Karl Marx's beliefs.
When he was younger, what weapon did Marx carry with him?
A gun.
Class
The system of ordering a society in which people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.
Who built off of Marxism and created neo-Marxism?
Gyorgy Lukacs and Antonio Gramsci
What's the main difference between Marxism and neo-Marxism?
Marxism focuses on the struggle between classes and neo-Marxism focuses more on the struggle between cultures and their privleges.
What article of clothing did Marx's wife sell to buy food?
His pants
Capitalism
An economic and political system in which private owners control a country's trade and industry for profit.
Who coined the term 'neo-Marxism'?
Max Weber
Is neo-marxism applied more to culture or Economics?
Culture.
Which president did Marx write to and receive letters from?
Abraham Lincoln
Neo-Marxism
A theory/approach that emphasizes cultural struggle as the primary factor influencing revolutionary situations and outcomes. (basically the same as Marxism)