Marx as a Migrant – A digital narrative

Karl Marx lived a long life as a migrant. Fleeing from the Prussian state, censorship and possible arrest, important stops on his journey were Paris, Brussels and London. These cities shaped his political activities, his engagement with political fellow-travellers, as well as his intellectual development and thus his entire work.

At the click of a mouse, you can follow Marx as a migrant from city to city. You can not only immerse yourself in his time, but also discover that even today, traces of his life and work continue to be seen in Paris, Brussels and London.

Each station takes about 45 minutes.

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Marx as a Migrant

  • London
  • The Workshop of Capital

“I am working like mad …”

In 1857-58, the manuscripts which would be known as “Grundrisse: Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy” – and considered a ‘rough draft’ of Capital – around 100 years later, first materialise.

In them, Marx deals with contemporary theories of capital and money, with competition and technology. He first outlines what will later became famous as the theory of the two-fold nature of labour, and again formulates his views about the historical development of social systems.