Ensaios sobre o problema da atualidade do marxismo

Abstract

This dissertation discusses the issue of the relevance of Marxism through a review of Walter Mignolo's rejection of the Marxist critique of political economy. Examining Mignolo's decolonial program of detachment as a conflict of interpretations regarding Marxism, inspired by Fredric Jameson's theory, I also inquire into Marxism's capacity to address contemporary crises and serve as a tool for social transformation. To achieve this, I present three essays revolving around this debate. The first discusses limitations in Mignolo's theorization of coloniality, particularly the absence of discussion on imperialism in his approach to the colonial matrix of power. The second questions his widespread notion that Marx's critique of political economy implies a philosophy of history that renders Marx's categories inadequate for analyzing Latin American reality and the liberation of former colonies. Lastly, in the third essay, I provide a brief history of Marxism post-1968, revisiting discussions on gender, race, and natural degradation of that period, and commenting on the conceptual transformations in the tradition's language since then.