#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 several key figures of Western Marxism, which marks a pivot away from classical economic determinism toward profound analyses of culture, superstructure, and ideology. Key figures analyzed include: Georg Lukacs, Antonio Gramsci, the Frankfurt School and Louis Althusser. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19G9lspF0Q0T0IUWBsaKYNVmWDHF8lcXo/view?usp=sharing Course Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/courses/contemporary-literary-theory-2025-26 0:00 - Introduction 4:28 - Western Marxism ("Cultural Marxism") 11:13 - Georg Lukacs 15:04 - Antonio Gramsci 19:08 - The Frankfurt School (Horkheimer and Adorno) 26:45 - Louis Althusser 33:35 - Conclusions / Summary Related Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Ok4Dc0154 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)