#booktok #philosophy #literature #literarytheory #marx #marxism Professor Timothy H. Wilson Department of English, University of Ottawa ENG 3375 -- Contemporary Literary Theory Week 6 An introduction to the key concepts of Karl Marx’s political philosophy, emphasizing the impact of various Marxist traditions on Contemporary Literary Theory. The lecture summarizes the key points of Marx’s seminal works: The German Ideology, Critique of Political Economy, The Communist Manifesto. Finally, Marx’s influence on several figures is discussed: Georg Lukacs, the Frankfurt School and Louis Althusser. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LBQuR-W7u0LKYFbo95kUl45yn3tox7Vy/view?usp=sharing Course Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/courses/contemporary-literary-theory-2025-26 0:00 - Introduction (Marx and Contemporary Theory, Marx's Influence -- in University Syllabi, in published books) 6:10 - Marx and the Second Wave of Modernity (Historicism) 12:18 - Marx and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion 13:05 - Marx's Ontology 14:43 - History (Dialectical Materialism) 31:41 - Editorial Aside: Contra Reductive Materialism 50:20 - Economics (Labour Theory of Value) 1:09:15 - Conclusion: Questions for Marxist Literary Theory Related Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RsoS2917N0&t=1448s&pp=ygUrbGVvIHN0cmF1cyBhbmQgdGhlIHRocmVlIHdhdmVzIG9mIG1vZGVybml0eQ%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWps2AkdcfE&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V5cobHCvVQWiH63dR5z6Ml&index=1&t=963s&pp=iAQBsAgC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHwZl6kC5zs&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V5cobHCvVQWiH63dR5z6Ml&index=2&pp=iAQBsAgC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuU_CexrjHA&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V5cobHCvVQWiH63dR5z6Ml&index=9&pp=iAQBsAgC https://youtu.be/2RsoS2917N0?si=VMRO9pyG7s2bZx3 (LS and the Three Waves) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux4EVsurjKE&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4WUnr4dTHgcsrH29_ZeTtNd&index=3&t=1564s&pp=iAQBsAgC (Second Wave)