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PCT20: Marxisms Working Group


About

The Marxisms Working Group aims to connect scholars approaching Marxism from interdisciplinary perspectives.

Open to New People

Active since: 2024

  • Syracuse University
  • Cornell University

Collaborative Goals

The Marxisms Working Group seeks to establish a space dedicated to interdisciplinary research on Marxisms that does not exist at any single institution. Although Marxism has remained marginal in many fields, we hope to support collaborative research across disciplines and institutions by bringing together faculty in English, Geography, German Studies, History, Industrial and Labor Relations, Latin American Studies, Sociology, etc. The Working Group will facilitate research in growing areas including Marxism and Critical Theory, queer and trans Marxisms, Black Marxism, utopian Marxism, and ecological Marxisms.

Group Organizers

Crystal Bartolovich

Associate Professor, English, Syracuse University

Mari Jarris

Assistant Professor, German Studies, Cornell University

Paul Fleming

L. Sanford and Jo Mills Reis Professor of Humanities, Cornell University

Group Members

  • Carl Gelderloos, Associate Professor, Department of German and Russian Studies, Binghamton University
  • Vanessa Gubbins, Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Studies, Cornell University
  • Matthew Huber, Professor, Geography and the Environment Department, Syracuse University
  • Matthew Miller, Associate Professor, Department of German, Colgate University
  • Justine Modica Klarman, Postdoctoral Fellow and Incoming Assistant Professor Department of History, Cornell University
  • Ruth Lawlor, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Cornell University
  • Anastasia Wilson, Assistant Professor, Economics, Hobart and William Smith
  • Elke Siegel, Associate Professor, German Studies, Cornell University
  • Emma Teitelman, Assistant Professor, Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
  • Steve Maher, Assistant Professor, Economics, SUNY Cortland
  • Michelle Chen, Postdoctoral Associate, Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
  • Aaron Bartells-Swindells, Postdoctoral Associate, English, Cornell University

Activities

Marxisms Working Group Launch

April 11, 2025, 2 p.m.