David Laibman
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David Laibman is Professor of Economics
at Brooklyn College
and the Graduate Center
, City University of New York
. He received a Ph.D. in Economics in 1973 at the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research in New York. His dissertation, The Invariance Condition for Value-Price Transformation in a Linear, Non-Decomposable Two-Sector Model, dealt with problems in Marxist value theory. Laibman teaches economic theory, political economy
, and mathematical economics
, at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels at CUNY.
He is the Editor of Science & Society
, a quarterly Marxist journal now in its seventy third year of publication.
Laibman is the author of three books: Value, Technical Change and Crisis: Explorations in Marxist Economic Theory (1992), Capitalist Macrodynamics: A Systematic Introduction (1997), and Deep History: A Study in Social Evolution and Human Potential (2007).
He is also a fingerstyle guitarist, especially its application to the ragtime
music of the early twentieth century. With Eric Schoenberg
, Laibman recorded The New Ragtime Guitar for Folkways Records
in 1970. His solo album, Classical Ragtime Guitar, was released by Rounder Records
in 1980. Laibman has worked with a variety of artists in the early folk world, using his advanced finger picking technique. One notable album is "Way Out West" by Scottish Folksinger Alex Campbell
, in 1963. Of note is the track "Orange Blossom Special" which showcases the talent that Laibman was developing.
He has just issued a DVD, Guitar Artistry of David Laibman Stefan Grossman Guitar Workshop, 2007.
David Laibman was a student at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in the early 1960s. At Antioch, at that time, it seemed everyone and his dog had a guitar and the place was awash in wannabe folksingers and guitar-pickers. The most common venue was "The Stoop" -- the entrance to the student union, where people hung out, some discussing politics, some playing and singing, some just watching the scene go by or listening to the music—the good, the bad, the incredibly awful. David Laibman was among the musicians who would play there, and without intending to offend anyone, he was just leagues ahead of everyone else. Magnificent musician, even then, in his late-teens, early 20s.
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
and the Graduate Center
CUNY Graduate Center
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York brings together graduate education, advanced research, and public programming to midtown Manhattan hosting 4,600 students, 33 doctoral programs, 7 master's programs, and 30 research centers and institutes...
, City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
. He received a Ph.D. in Economics in 1973 at the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research in New York. His dissertation, The Invariance Condition for Value-Price Transformation in a Linear, Non-Decomposable Two-Sector Model, dealt with problems in Marxist value theory. Laibman teaches economic theory, political economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
, and mathematical economics
Mathematical economics
Mathematical economics is the application of mathematical methods to represent economic theories and analyze problems posed in economics. It allows formulation and derivation of key relationships in a theory with clarity, generality, rigor, and simplicity...
, at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels at CUNY.
He is the Editor of Science & Society
Science & Society
Science & Society is the oldest continuously-published journal of Marxist scholarship still extant.It publishes peer-reviewed essays in economics, philosophy of science, historiography, women's studies, literature, the arts, and other social science disciplines...
, a quarterly Marxist journal now in its seventy third year of publication.
Laibman is the author of three books: Value, Technical Change and Crisis: Explorations in Marxist Economic Theory (1992), Capitalist Macrodynamics: A Systematic Introduction (1997), and Deep History: A Study in Social Evolution and Human Potential (2007).
He is also a fingerstyle guitarist, especially its application to the ragtime
Ragtime
Ragtime is an original musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or "ragged," rhythm. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before being published...
music of the early twentieth century. With Eric Schoenberg
Eric Schoenberg
Eric Schoenberg is an American guitarist known for his fingerstyle guitar playing, as well as a recording artist and designer of acoustic guitars....
, Laibman recorded The New Ragtime Guitar for Folkways Records
Folkways Records
Folkways Records was a record label founded by Moses Asch that documented folk, world, and children's music. It was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1987, and is now part of Smithsonian Folkways.-History:...
in 1970. His solo album, Classical Ragtime Guitar, was released by Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...
in 1980. Laibman has worked with a variety of artists in the early folk world, using his advanced finger picking technique. One notable album is "Way Out West" by Scottish Folksinger Alex Campbell
Alex Campbell (singer)
Alex Campbell was a Scottish folk singer. Described by Colin Harper as a "melancholic, hard-travelling Glaswegian", he was influential in the British folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s and was one of the first folk singers to tour the UK and Europe...
, in 1963. Of note is the track "Orange Blossom Special" which showcases the talent that Laibman was developing.
He has just issued a DVD, Guitar Artistry of David Laibman Stefan Grossman Guitar Workshop, 2007.
David Laibman was a student at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in the early 1960s. At Antioch, at that time, it seemed everyone and his dog had a guitar and the place was awash in wannabe folksingers and guitar-pickers. The most common venue was "The Stoop" -- the entrance to the student union, where people hung out, some discussing politics, some playing and singing, some just watching the scene go by or listening to the music—the good, the bad, the incredibly awful. David Laibman was among the musicians who would play there, and without intending to offend anyone, he was just leagues ahead of everyone else. Magnificent musician, even then, in his late-teens, early 20s.
External links
- The New Ragtime Guitar Album Details at Smithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of Moses Asch, founder of Folkways...
- Nigel Gatherer's List Of Alex Campbel Albums