Japanese Marxist academic Kohei Saito, author ofÌýCapital in the Anthropocene,Ìýwill be a keynote speaker at the Ecosocialism 2023, being organised by 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ in Naarm/MelbourneÌýoverÌýJuly 1–2.
When Saito’sÌýCapital in the AnthropoceneÌýwas published in Japan in September 2020, it became very popular among young people and quickly sold more than half a million copies. The English version is about to be published.
Saito, an associate professor at Tokyo University, built on the pioneering work on Karl Marx’s early ecological insights by other Marxist scholars, such as John Bellamy Foster.
His work is also based on extensive new research on Marx's previously untranslated and unpublished notebooks. This research is being published in English as MarxÌýin the Anthropocene: Towards the idea of Degrowth Communism.
Saito argues that the world needs to break from capitalism and its pursuit of unlimited growth and profits if it is going to have any chance of returning to a more ecologically sustainable path.
The Ecosocialism 2023 conference will bring together ecosocialists from around the worldÌýand particularly the Asia-Pacific region.
It will also focus on the intersection between the ecological, economic and political crises of thisÌýtime. It will aimÌýto draw activists from various progressive social movements together into what will hopefully be a rich and mutually empowering discussion.
The conference be held over the weekend of July 1–2. Details of other keynote speakers, venue and registration will be announced shortly.
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