From Établissement to Lip: On the Turns Taken by French Maoism

When the masses think, the intellectual dies.

Between Marx, Marxism, and Marxisms — Ways of Reading Marx’s Theory

Workers’ Inquiry in Socialisme ou Barbarie

Before taking up the subject, it is necessary to point out that Socialisme ou…

Smile Down the Phone: An Attempt at a Workers’ Inquiry in a Call Center

I chose the site for my workers’ inquiry the way most people find casual employment: by responding to a generic internet advertisement. The adverts contained few details other than pay and hours, and a…

Organic Composition of Capital and Labor-Power at Olivetti (1961)

Alquati’s 1975 introduction…

Notes of a Library Worker

When I tell people that I work at a library, a common response is to ask whether I sit around reading books on the job all day. Although asked jokingly, the stereotype contains a kernel of truth and points to a real site of conflict. I’ll term this the problem of reading at the…

Learning to Struggle: My Story Between Workerism and Feminism

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Towards a History of the Professional: On the Class Composition of the Research University