Marx & Engels; Berger

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, “The Communist Manifesto” (1848)
John Berger, Ways of Seeing (1972)

in-class discussion, 09.06.04

To begin our work today, I'm going to ask you to find your way into groups of four — spread out as needed. In these small groups, discuss the following questions with very specific reference to the two texts that you read for today:

• What connections do you see between these two texts?
• What makes Berger's text a piece of Marxist analysis?
• What questions does it raise for you about Marxism?

Each group much come back with:

• A quote from each of the texts, and some idea of how the two are connected
• One or two questions that the texts or their connection raised for you

Spend 20 minutes in these small groups; I'll be calling upon each group to present their thoughts upon your return.