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The final chapter of the book centres on the indispensable aspect of any Marxian critique: “beyond”. Adopting both diachronic and synchronic perspectives provides insights into the manifestations of the common within higher education. This exploration encompasses the historical development of the common, as well as its existence in relation to in, against, and beyond higher education subsumed under capital. Transcending capitalist subsumption cannot be achieved solely through the automatic collapse of capital under the weight of its own contradictions or by rupturing the form-value from within. Instead, it necessitates the active pursuit of autonomy for the common, building upon its present manifestations. The chapter concludes with a reflective summary of the book’s argument.
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Szadkowski, K. (2023). Beyond Capital. In: Capital in Higher Education. Marxism and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38441-7_10
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