The Forms of a Travelling Theory: A New Approach to Gramsci's Texts

Since 2000, Gramscian concepts have been undergoing an unprecedented process of dissemination, and this process has occurred along two specific axes: The geographic axis and the disciplinary axis. This process, which is also a hybridization resulting in political innovation, often has been interpret...

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Published inMiddle East critique Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 9 - 24
Main Author Filippini, Michele
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Antonio Gramsci
Cultural studies
Dissemination
Edward Said
Epistemology
Fidelity
Gramscism
Infidelity
Innovations
Italian Political Thought
Politics
Sociology Cultural of Knowledge
Subaltern studies
Translation
Transportation
Travelling theories
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Summary:Since 2000, Gramscian concepts have been undergoing an unprecedented process of dissemination, and this process has occurred along two specific axes: The geographic axis and the disciplinary axis. This process, which is also a hybridization resulting in political innovation, often has been interpreted in terms of fidelity/infidelity to Gramsci's ideas, and as a result has been interpreted as somewhat of a degenerative process. In contrast, my analysis focuses on the transit of Gramscian theory, that is, on what ideas transit, on how they transit, and why they transit rather than starting with a presupposed 'original' theory or the arrival points of 'corrupted' or 'translated' theory. By looking beyond an essentialist notion of his theory, this inquiry into Gramscian concepts ends up discussing the problems of contemporary history and politics rather than simply the revival of interest in a Sardinian Marxist.
ISSN:1943-6149
1943-6157
DOI:10.1080/19436149.2021.1876398