From gimenez@csf.Colorado.EDU Sat Apr 26 10:07:04 1997 Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 10:07:03 -0600 (MDT) From: Martha Gimenez To: matfem@csf.Colorado.EDU Subject: Historical Materialism - have you heard about it? (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- HISTORICAL MATERIALISM Research in Critical Marxist Theory Historical Materialism is a new journal which seeks to play a part in the recovery and renewal of the critical and explanatory potential of classical Marxism. Historical Materialism will provide a forum for: - The reappropriation and refinement of the classical Marxist tradition for emancipatory purposes. - A genuine and open dialogue between individuals working in different traditions of Marxism. - Interdisciplinary debate and communication on an international scale between graduates, researchers and academics. Historical Materialism wishes to encourage the new generation of Marxists. The advisory editors who support the project and will actively engage with this emergent intellectual community include: Elmar Altvater, Chris Arthur, Jarius Banaji, Werner Bonefeld, Robert Brenner, Simon Bromley, Peter Burnham, Gugliemo Carchedi, Andrew Chitty, Andrew Collier, Terry Eagleton, Gregory Elliot, Bob Fine, Heide Gerstenberger, John Haldon, David Harvey, Wolfgang-Fritz Haug, Michael Heinrich, John Holloway, Geoff Kay, Michael Lebowitz, Andrew Levine, Peter Linebaugh, Joe McCarney, Istvan Meszaros, Bertell Ollman, John O'Neill, Justin Rosenberg, Mark Rupert, Sean Sayers, Hazel Smith, Tony Smith, John Weeks, Chris Wickham, Ellen Meiksins Wood and others. Historical Materialism will be launched in Summer 1997 The first issue will feature articles by: Ellen Meiksins Wood 'The Non-History of Capitalism' Colin Barker 'Reflections on Two Books by Ellen Wood' Esther Leslie 'Woman & Ware, Craving & Corpse in Benjamin's Arcade Project' John Weeks 'The Law of Value and the Analysis of Underdevelopment' plus contributions from Andrew Chitty, John Holloway, Gregory Elliot and others. Subscribe Now! For annual subscription (two issues), send cheque or international money order payable to 'Historical Materialism' at the below address. Individuals: 10 pounds/ 20 US-dollar (airmail 25 US-dollar). Institutions: 30 pounds/ 60 US-dollar. You can also help to defend and develop historical materialism by distributing this e-mail and sending in abstracts or articles as well as shorter pieces of a provocative or exploratory nature. Historical Materialism 5 Gunton Road, London E5 9JT, UK. E-mail: SB264@CAM.AC.UK