Abstract:
The paper presents an interpretation on continuous primitive accumulation with regards to its ideological dimension. The work´s main thesis is that the ideological dimension of primitive accumulation is necessary to analyze a) the obtaining of social consent in primitive accumulation processes as a process without alternative; b) to understand the processes also at the symbolic and cultural level, in order to intervene politically in new areas economically valuated; c) to connect this Marxist concept with de- or post-colonial perspectives. In order to demonstrate the aforementioned, firstly, the most common reading on “so called primitive accumulation” is outlined with a focus on the ideological-critical dimension, which, as will be presented, has already been considered in Marx’s original text. Secondly, this ideological-critical dimension by Marx is connected with Stuart Hall’s ideological-critical reflections. Following a brief summary of a heuristic conception of continuous primitive accumulation, some starting points are shown for the connection between the analysis of current processes of continuous primitive accumulation and de- and post-colonial perspectives.
Keywords:
continuous primitive accumulation; ideology; Stuart Hall; cultural Marxism