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EXIT! (or alternatively: ''Exit!'') is a German journal of social criticism, and discussion group formed in 2004. The journal is published by the publishing house ''Zu Klampen Verlag''. The journal has a value-critical(German'':Wertkritik'') approach, both to the contemporary
mode of production In the Marxist theory of historical materialism, a mode of production (German: ''Produktionsweise'', "the way of producing") is a specific combination of the: * Productive forces: these include human labour power and means of production (tool ...
, and its critique of traditional marxism, as well as their
critique of political economy Critique of political economy or critique of economy is a form of social critique that rejects the various social categories and structures that constitute the mainstream discourse concerning the forms and modalities of resource allocation and ...
.Marxism and the Critique of Value, Neil Larsen, Mathias Nilges, Josh Robinson, and Nicholas Brown, MCM' Publishing, 2014, p.xi,xii,xiv,xxv,xvl,xlvii, EXIT! thereby subjects "abstract labour" and its expressions of value, commodity, money and market to a categorical critique. The Value dissociation criticism(German'':Wertabspaltungskritik'') of the philosopher Roswitha Scholz occupies a large space in the journal.


Content and influence

A few of the subjects that the journal addresses are critiques of economics, anti-politics, critique of traditional Marxism(''Weltanschauungsmarxismus: english:World view marxism)'', crisis ideologies and critique of
ideologies An ideology is a set of beliefs or philosophies attributed to a person or group of persons, especially those held for reasons that are not purely epistemic, in which "practical elements are as prominent as theoretical ones." Formerly applied pri ...
, the end of
modernization Modernization theory is used to explain the process of modernization within societies. The "classical" theories of modernization of the 1950s and 1960s drew on sociological analyses of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and a partial reading of Max Weber, ...
, Critique of anti-German ideology,
Critique of work Critique of work or critique of labour is the critique of, and wish to abolish, work ''as such'', and to critique what the critics of works deem wage slavery. Critique of work can be existential, and focus on how labour can be and/or feel mean ...
and abstract time, Critique of the Enlightenment & Human Rights Ideology, Critique of
capitalism Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, private ...
as the
theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing th ...
of
modernity Modernity, a topic in the humanities and social sciences, is both a historical period (the modern era) and the ensemble of particular socio-cultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in the wake of the Renaissancein the "Age of Reas ...
,
postmodern Postmodernism is an intellectual stance or mode of discourseNuyen, A.T., 1992. The Role of Rhetorical Devices in Postmodernist Discourse. Philosophy & Rhetoric, pp.183–194. characterized by skepticism toward the " grand narratives" of modern ...
Subjectivity, Democracy &
Anti-Semitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism. Ant ...
,
populism Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term develope ...
and "the false immediacy of the left". But big data, and criticism of monetary value theory, and a range of other topics has also been covered. Some of the authors featured in the journal include
Robert Kurz Robert Kurz (24 December 1943 – 18 July 2012) was a German Marxist philosopher, social critic, journalist and editor of the journal ''Exit!'' He was one of Germany's most prominent theorists of value criticism.
, Roswitha Scholz, Claus Peter Ortlieb,
Tomasz Konicz Tomasz Konicz (born 1973 in Olsztyn, Poland) is an author and journalist. Work Konicz studied history and philosophy in Hanover, as well as economic history in Posen. As a journalist, he regularly writes for, among other publications, '' T ...
, Anselm Jappe etc. The journal originated in the German speaking world, but have had all the more influence internationally due to translations to Chinese, Japanese, portuguese, french, spanish, etc. There has also been a rather rich translation of the works of the EXIT! group, with 15 languages being covered only on their own site. There has been a especially high amount of translation specifically to portuguese and spanish with several scholars and institutions adopting the theories of EXIT! in
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.


History

The group Exit! emerged from a split in the Krisis group. Krisis was founded by the philosopher
Robert Kurz Robert Kurz (24 December 1943 – 18 July 2012) was a German Marxist philosopher, social critic, journalist and editor of the journal ''Exit!'' He was one of Germany's most prominent theorists of value criticism.
and others in 1986. Kurz was to become its most active and prominent author, and the group were to become instrumental in the development of value dissociation criticism. Before the split of the group occurred in 2004, Kurz had already managed to publish his seminal work ''
Schwarzbuch Kapitalismus The ''Black Book of Capitalism'' (Subtitle: ''A Farewell to Market Economy'') (Original title: Schwarzbuch Kapitalismus – Ein Abgesang auf die Marktwirtschaft) is a book written by German philosopher and critical-theorist Robert Kurz (philosophe ...
'', which
Die Zeit ''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History Th ...
had proclaimed one of the most important publications of the decade. However, when the group split,
Robert Kurz Robert Kurz (24 December 1943 – 18 July 2012) was a German Marxist philosopher, social critic, journalist and editor of the journal ''Exit!'' He was one of Germany's most prominent theorists of value criticism.
ended up co-founding the new group with the name of ''Exit!'''. According to those who would become involved in Exit! , the split was the result of a putsch by a minority of the editorial staff of Krisis. But those who remained with Krisis claimed that it had to do with personal reasons between the members.{{Cite web , date=2004-12-31 , title=Krisis 28 – Editorial , url=https://www.krisis.org/2004/krisis-28-editorial/ , access-date=2023-08-15 , website=Krisis , language=de-DE A few members of EXIT! published a communiqué stating among other facts, that a theoretical conflict had developed due to
Kurz Sebastian Kurz (; born 27 August 1986) is a former Austrian politician who twice served as chancellor of Austria, initially from December 2017 to May 2019 and then a second time from January 2020 to October 2021. Kurz was born and raised in ...
critical engagements with anti-germans. They noted that the majority of the old editorial board from Krisis would start a new project, that was to become EXIT! They also stated that they wanted to keep developing theory that was free of "an ideology of the pro-western ¡hurrah!", as well as expressed an aim to "''we want to offer to the rising social movements a useful critical-solidary reference, instead of the pattern of "left populist" and anti-Semitic thought.''".


See also

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Commodity fetishism In Marxist philosophy, the term commodity fetishism describes the economic relationships of production and exchange as being social relationships that exist among things (money and merchandise) and not as relationships that exist among people ...
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Critique of political economy Critique of political economy or critique of economy is a form of social critique that rejects the various social categories and structures that constitute the mainstream discourse concerning the forms and modalities of resource allocation and ...
*
Moishe Postone Moishe Postone (April 17, 1942 – March 19, 2018) was a Canadian historian and social theorist. He was a professor of history at the University of Chicago, where he was part of the Committee on Jewish Studies. Life and career Postone was bo ...
*
Robert Kurz Robert Kurz (24 December 1943 – 18 July 2012) was a German Marxist philosopher, social critic, journalist and editor of the journal ''Exit!'' He was one of Germany's most prominent theorists of value criticism.
* The tendency of the rate of profit to fall *
Wertkritik Value criticism (in German ''Wertkritik'') is a social theory which draws its foundation from the Marxian tradition and criticizes the contemporary mode of production. Value criticism was developed partly by critical readings of the traditions ...


Sources


External links


EXIT! - Official website(Articles in english)(More articles in english)
* Audio recording of an EXIT! seminar (Gesellschaftliche Naturverhältnisse) from 2013 (in german) * Audio recording of an EXIT! seminar (Krise und Transformation) from 2014 (in german) Magazines established in 2004 German philosophy German-language magazines