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What is the current state of Marxist academia? What topics are being discussed?

The Frankfurt School was the last huge advancement in academic Marxism, but that was decades ago. Among other topics, much of it was concerned with analyzing capitalist culture and understanding the consciousness of the individual under contemporary capitalism. What topics are being discussed in Marxism today? I've heard of Political Marxism.
gpt
Well, for the most part Marxism and philosophy has recovered in recent years, especially after the 1990s. The most known contemporary Marxist is Zizek of course, but there are others who are popular like Richard D. Wolff.

However, the most discussed topics other than the economic issues seems to be the future of capitalism. Many Marxists are also looking towards the application of socialism in response to existential threats to humanity that will appear in the 21st century. In essence, what can we learn from the fall of the USSR and what is the path we will take now.

There is also issues such as the use of the third world as a pool of cheap labor, the rise of the right-wing in politics, and the issues surrounding different identity groups in politics.