Krisis Groupe

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Krisis, or the Krisis-Gruppe was formed in 1986 as a "theoretical forum for a radical critique of capitalist society." Its members include Robert Kurz, Roswitha Scholz, Nobert Trenkle, Ernst Lohoff, Achim Bellgart and Franz Schandl.

In its journal [1], the group proposes a critique of contemporary capitalist society based on a fundamental reinterpretation of Marx's analysis of the commodity, value and money in Das Kapital.

In the Manifesto Against Labour [2], Krisis argues against the traditional Marxist notion of class struggle as the motor of history. According to Krisis, there is no class-subject. The struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeosie is not a struggle between a revolutionary class and its oppressor, but rather a struggle between two opposed interests that are integral to capitalism and form a single "labor camp". Contrary to traditional Marxism, then, Krisis asserts that the struggle against capitalism is not the struggle for the liberation of labor, but rather a struggle for liberation from labor.

[edit] See also:

• Anselm Jappe

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