Cahiers d’histoire. (Sep 2023)
« Marx en France »
Abstract
In this interview, Jean-Numa Ducange, curator of the “Marx in France” exhibition at the Musée de l’Histoire Vivante in Montreuil, discusses the significance of references to Karl Marx in France, where they never disappeared and are still very much present. The exhibition begins by presenting the not always friendly relations between Marx and the French socialists during his lifetime, starting with his stays in Paris in the 1840s. It then shows how Marx’s thought took root in the twentieth century, playing a key role not only in intellectual life but also in the political struggle, particularly in the structuring of the Communist Party. The 1960s and 1970s saw a flowering of Marxist publications of all tendencies. This exhibition is highly visual and focuses also on references to Marx in the cultural and artistic fields. Despite Marxism’s declining influence, references to it are still very much present in contemporary social and political struggles.
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