Marx neu entdecken (Rediscover Marx): quapan
This essay on Marxist theory was written in the 1980s when I was an undergraduate at Trent University.
Part of the pleasure in resurrecting it here involved learning how to best convert scanned text to PDF, watermarking, and so on.
Who would have imagined in 1985 that I’d be able to post this for the whole world to see?
The essay was written on a prototypical Atari computer–one of the first PCs to hit the market. It had an external floppy drive (those big, old floppies) and a b&w TV for a monitor. I doubt today that I could even access the file electronically, if I wanted to.
So here it is. One of my best papers during a period where I ironically knew precious little. I hadn’t yet been to India to study for my M.A. and all that transpired during my Ph.D. in Ottawa was just a glimmer in God’s eye.
Feel free to mention this – and the ideas it contains – in university and college assignments but be sure to use one of the standard citation styles if you do.
–MC
