 with. The Junker’s existence is threatened by the burgher in a way that the proletarian’s isn’t. No surprise the prole would want to emulate his “class enemy,” the burgher, especially since there were no hereditary restrictions to accomplishing this, and as it became easier with increasing consumerization and expansion of credit.

The Frankfurt School were not the key culprits behind Cultural Marxism, except insofar as they served as prime examples of the general humanist shift in Western Marxism after the Western disillusionment with Stalinism. This tendency, however, begins with the German Marxist Karl Korsch’s calls for a return to Hegel and phenomenology in the 1920s, marking the start of Marxism becoming ever more an intellectual hobby of academics rather than an intellectual framework for revolutionary praxis. So too with Gyorgy Lukacs revisiting dialectics, and thus introducing Marxist-humanist preoccupations with “rationalization,” (influenced by Weber) “ascribed consciousness” and most famously “reification” — an idea that would become one of the ultimate ancestors of the modern academic preoccupation with social constructionism. Later on we get Marcuse’s more explicitly Freudian themes of “repression” and “sublimation.” The concept of “alienation” is shifted from the economic connotations of commodification of labor-power (an artifact of the division of labor more generally) into one of psychological malaise, the “external objectification of human objectivity” as Korsch dubbed it. Even Louis Althusser, who was supposedly the architect of a materialist reaction against Marxist humanism, ended up strengthening humanism through his concept of “ideological state apparatuses,” becoming a corollary to Gramsci’s “cultural hegemony” and hence an impetus for Marxist critiques of what was once considered superstructural and not basic.

I have previously written about the American student radical movement of the 1930s, with its themes of racial equality, anti-fascism and New Deal collaborationism (like being bailed out of permit violations under FDR’s orders by a New Deal aide nicknamed “Tommy the Cork” — true story), as anticipating the New Left three decades later.

One also cannot ignore the general technocratic atmosphere of postwar Keynesian social democracy, with its ethos intoxicating many former radicals. The Labor Party in Britain eventually abandoned its former
with. The Junker ’s existence is threatened by the burgher in a way that the proletarian ’s is n’t. No surprise the proletarian would desire to emulate his “ course enemy, ” the burgher, especially since there be no hereditary restrictions to achieve this, and as it become easier with increase consumerization and expansion of credit. 

 The Frankfurt School were not the key perpetrator behind Cultural Marxism, except insofar as they served as prime examples of the general humanistic shift in Western Marxism after the Western disillusionment with Stalinism. This tendency, however, begins with the German Marxist Karl Korsch ’s call for a return to Hegel and phenomenology in the 1920s, marking the start of Marxism become ever more an intellectual hobby of academics preferably than an intellectual framework for revolutionary praxis. So excessively with Gyorgy Lukacs revisiting dialectics, and thus introducing Marxist - humanist preoccupations with “ rationalization, ” (influenced by Weber) “ ascribed consciousness ” and most famously “ reification ” — an idea that would become one of the ultimate ancestors of the modern academic preoccupation with social constructionism. subsequently on we get Marcuse ’s more explicitly Freudian theme of “ repression ” and “ sublimation. ” The concept of “ alienation ” is careen from the economic connotations of commodification of labor - office (an artifact of the part of labor more generally) into one of psychological malaise, the “ external objectification of human objectivity ” as Korsch knight it. Even Louis Althusser, who was supposedly the architect of a materialist reaction against Marxist humanism, ended up strengthening humanism through his concept of “ ideological country apparatuses, ” becoming a corollary to Gramsci ’s “ cultural hegemony ” and hence an impetus for Marxist review of what was once considered superstructural and not basic. 

 I have previously publish about the American scholar radical movement of the 1930s, with its themes of racial equality, anti - fascism and New Deal collaborationism (like being bailed out of permit violations under FDR ’s order by a New Deal aide nicknamed “ Tommy the Cork ” — true story), as predict the New Left three decades by and by. 

 One also cannot ignore the cosmopolitan technocratic atmosphere of postwar Keynesian social democracy, with its ethos intoxicating many former radical. The Labor Party in Britain eventually vacate its former
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 with. The Junker’s existence is Threatened By the BurGheR iN a waY thaT the proletariaN’S isn’T. No surprise the prole wouLd wanT tO EmulATe His “clAss enemY,” ThE BUrgHeR, eSpeCiALlY sincE thEre were No hereditaRy rEsTrictions to aCCoMplishing tHis, And as it becamE eaSier wiTh IncREasinG coNsumeRizatiON and exPansion of CrEDit.

The fRankfurT sChOol wEre not the key culprITs BEhind Cultural MArxism, ExCEpT INsoFar As they servEd As priME examplES oF THE geNEral humanist sHift in WesteRN MaRxism aFtEr tHE WesteRn disIlLUsiOnment with STaliNism. This tEndencY, However, BEgins wiTh the GErmAn MArxiST KArL KoRsCH’s cALlS foR A reTurn to HeGeL aNd pheNomeNOLOGy in The 1920S, marKing tHe start of MarxIsm BecoMIng Ever mOre an InteLlEctuaL hobby Of acaDeMics rather than aN intEllectual FraMeWorK fOr revOLutionAry PraXis. So toO with GyORgy luKACS rEvisiting dialecticS, aND ThUs introdUcing MARxIsT-Humanist PrEocCupaTIOns wiTh “raTIoNalizatiOn,” (inflUEnCeD by WebeR) “aScribeD cOnsCioUsnesS” And mOst famOusly “reiFicatIOn” — an idea that woULd become one of THe ULTiMAte aNceStors of the mOderN AcadEmic PReOccUPatioN with SoCIaL Constructionism. LateR oN we get marcuSe’s more explicItly FreudiAN THemes of “rEpreSSiON” and “sublimatioN.” The cOncept of “alIEnation” iS shifTed from tHe economiC COnnotatiOns Of cOmmOdiFICaTion of labor-poWER (an aRtIfact of The DivisioN of LabOr mOre GeNerally) inTo one of pSyChOlOgIcaL malaISe, the “extErNal ObJecTificATion of Human ObjeCtIvITy” aS Korsch DUbBED it. EVeN LOuis altHuSser, wHo waS SupPosedly The architEct OF a maTeRiAlist reAction against maRxist humanIsM, enDed up sTREngtheniNg humanism through his conCEpt of “idEolOgicaL staTe apparatUseS,” becomIng A CorollAry to GRamscI’s “CulTURal heGEMoNy” aNd Hence an impETUs fOr MarXiSt crItiques Of what was once consiDEreD superstructuRal And nOT BaSic.

i HaVE prEvIOusLY Written about the american stUdENt Radical movEMenT oF the 1930s, wiTh its thEmes oF Racial eQuality, anTi-fascism AnD New dEAl cOllaboratiOnism (likE being baiLEd out OF pErmit VioLationS uNdeR FDR’s Orders BY a NEw DeaL aide nIcKnamed “tommy ThE Cork” — truE story), as anticipating the new LefT threE deCades lateR.

OnE AlsO cannot igNore The general TecHnoCratiC atMOspheRe of POsTwaR keyneSian SOcial demoCRaCy, wITH iTs ethos intoXICAtiNg manY foRMer radIcalS. The Labor Party in BRItain eventuallY abaNDOneD itS FormEr
 with. The Junker’s existe nce is thr eaten edbyth e bu rghe r in a way tha t  the  proletarian’s isn’t.No su rp r iset he  prol e would wa n t  to  e mu lat eh is  “cla ssenemy,”  the burgh er,  e specially si n ce  there wer e n o hereditary  re strict io nst o acc omp lishi ng thi s , andas it bec am e  easie r  with i n c re asin g consumerization an d  expansion ofcredit .Th e Fra nkf urt School  w ere n o t the k e yc u l pri t s behind Cult ural Marxis m , e xceptin sof a r as t hey s er v edas prime ex ampl es of the  gener a l human i st shif t in W est ern  Mar x is maft er the We ste r n d isillusi on me nt wi th S t a l i nism . T histende ncy, however,  be gins wit h the  Germ an M ar xistKarl K orsch ’s  calls for a re turn  to Hegel  an dphe no menol o gy inthe  19 20s, ma rking t h e s ta r t of  Marxism becomingev e r  m ore an i ntelle c tu al hobby of  a cad emic s rathe r th a nan intel lectua l  f ra meworkfo r revo lu tio nar y pra x is.So too  with Gy orgyL ukacs revisiti n g dialectics, an d th u s in tro ducing Marx ist- h uman istp re occ u patio ns wi th “r a tionalization,” (in fl uenced  by W eber) “ascrib ed conscio u s n ess” and  mos t  f a mously “reific ation ” — an ide a  that wo uld b ecome on e of theu l timate a nce sto rsoft h emodern academ i c  pre oc cupatio n w ith soc ial  co nst ruc ti onism. La ter on w ege tMa rcu se’sm ore expl ic itl yFre udian themes  of “ repr es si o n”and “su b li m a tion .”  T he c onc ep t of“ali e nat ion” is  shiftedfro m  the  e co nomic c onnotations o fcommodific at ion  of la b o r-power(an artifact of the div i sion of  la bor m oregenerally ) i nto on e o f  psych ologic al ma la ise , the “ e x te rna lobjectific a t ion  of h um an o bjectiv ity” as Korsch dub b edit. Even Loui s A lthu s s er , w h ow assu p pos e d ly the architec t of a mat er i al ist reacti o n a ga inst Ma rxist h umani s m, ende d up stre ngthening  h uman i s m t hrough his  concept  of “ideo l ogica l  s tateapp aratus es ,”becom ing ac oro llary  to Gr am sci’s“cult ur al hegem ony” and hence an impet us for  Marx ist  critique s o f  wh at was on ce c onsideredsup ers truct ura l  andnotb as ic. 
I ha ve p r eviouslyw ri tte n ab out the Ame r i c anstude ntr adical  mov ement of the 1930 s , with its the meso f  ra cia l  equ al ity, anti-fasc ism  a n d  New Dea lcollaborati onism (l ik e  bein g bail ed out  of per m i tv iolati onsund er FDR’sord er s  by a N ew  D e al aid e ni ck named“Tommy theC o rk” — true story ), as a ntici p ati ng th eNew Lef t  thr ee decades  later.

On e also  can not i gnore t he  gener alte chnocratic atmospher e ofpostwar  K eyne sia n soci al d e m ocrac y, w it h i ts ethosi n to x ic at i ngmany  form er  rad icals. Th e  Labor P art y  in Bri ta ine v entual l ya b andoned it s f ormer 
 with._The Junker’s_existence is threatened by_the burgher_in_a way_that_the proletarian’s isn’t._No surprise the_prole would want to_emulate his “class_enemy,”_the burgher, especially since there were no hereditary restrictions to accomplishing this, and as_it_became easier_with_increasing_consumerization and expansion of credit.

The_Frankfurt School were not the_key culprits_behind Cultural Marxism, except insofar as they served_as_prime examples of_the general humanist shift in Western Marxism after the_Western disillusionment with Stalinism. This tendency,_however, begins with_the_German_Marxist Karl Korsch’s calls_for a return to Hegel and_phenomenology in the 1920s, marking the_start of Marxism becoming ever more an_intellectual hobby of academics rather than_an intellectual framework for revolutionary_praxis. So_too with Gyorgy Lukacs revisiting_dialectics, and thus_introducing Marxist-humanist_preoccupations with “rationalization,”_(influenced by Weber) “ascribed consciousness” and_most famously “reification”_— an idea that would become_one_of the ultimate_ancestors_of_the modern_academic preoccupation with_social_constructionism. Later_on_we get Marcuse’s more explicitly Freudian_themes_of “repression” and “sublimation.” The concept of_“alienation” is shifted from_the_economic connotations of commodification_of labor-power (an artifact of_the division of labor more generally)_into one_of psychological_malaise, the “external objectification of human objectivity” as Korsch dubbed it._Even Louis Althusser, who was supposedly_the architect of a_materialist reaction_against_Marxist humanism, ended_up_strengthening humanism_through his concept of “ideological state apparatuses,”_becoming a_corollary to Gramsci’s “cultural hegemony” and_hence an impetus for_Marxist_critiques of what was once considered_superstructural and not basic.

I have previously_written about the American student_radical_movement_of the 1930s, with its_themes of racial equality, anti-fascism and_New Deal collaborationism_(like being bailed out of permit violations_under_FDR’s orders by a New Deal_aide_nicknamed “Tommy the Cork” — true_story),_as_anticipating the New Left three_decades later.

One also cannot ignore the_general technocratic atmosphere of postwar Keynesian social democracy, with_its ethos intoxicating_many former radicals. The Labor_Party_in_Britain eventually abandoned its former