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Selections from the prison notebooks of Antonio Gramsci

TL;DR: The first selection published from Gramsci's Prison Notebooks to be made available in Britain, and was originally published in the early 1970s as discussed by the authors, was the first publication of the Notebooks in the UK.
Abstract: Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks, written between 1929 and 1935, are the work of one of the most original thinkers in twentieth century Europe. Gramsci has had a profound influence on debates about the relationship between politics and culture. His complex and fruitful approach to questions of ideology, power and change remains crucial for critical theory. This volume was the first selection published from the Notebooks to be made available in Britain, and was originally published in the early 1970s. It contains the most important of Gramsci's notebooks, including the texts of The Modern Prince, and Americanism and Fordism, and extensive notes on the state and civil society, Italian history and the role of intellectuals. 'Far the best informative apparatus available to any foreign language readership of Gramsci.' Perry Anderson, New Left Review 'A model of scholarship' New Statesman
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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the experiences of, and attitudes towards, "neighbouring migrants" -immigrants from Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay, as well as certain internal, Argentine migrants - in Buenos Aires.
Abstract: In this thesis I explore the experiences of, and the attitudes towards, ‘neighbouring migrants’ – immigrants from Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay, as well as certain internal, Argentine migrants – in Buenos Aires. I argue that these experiences and attitudes are shaped by intersectional relationships of class, race (in particular whiteness), and national identity, yet are mediated by territorial identities – themselves constructed by various intersectional processes. The thesis also contrasts the consequences of contemporary flows of immigration with the waves of European immigration that were central to Argentina’s nation-building project, demonstrating the persistent power of these early migratory patterns. Drawing on a range of theories influenced by autonomist Marxism, anarchism, and feminism, the thesis demonstrates the importance of reengaging with ideas of class when considering immigrants’ everyday experiences and struggles, and relationships with social/labour movements. However, it argues that while understandings of class must be intersectional, intersectionality has to recognise the unique nature of the class relationship, and how this extends far beyond the workplace and processes of production. The thesis therefore adopts an ‘intersectional class struggle analysis’, which is combined with the autonomist Marxist idea of ‘class composition’ to explore both the difficulties and possibilities of ‘neighbouring migrants’’ political activity. In the thesis I also explore the importance of space and territory, arguing that Buenos Aires has seen a rise in ‘territorial subjectivities’. These territorial subjectivities are themselves constructed intersectionally, but can go on to normalise and obfuscate the processes that form them, and thus need unpacking. Through an engagement with radical conceptions of territory – themselves heavily influenced by contemporary Latin American struggles and social movements – the thesis demonstrates how territorial identities, subjectivities, and attachments can both help and hinder intersectional class struggles. Ultimately this thesis shows that territorial identities, subjectivities, and attitudes cannot be decoupled from intersectional class, and vice versa.

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  • ...Therefore, classes can be understood as ‘complex and heterogeneous historical formations’ (Camfield, 2004, 2007), an idea explored in the work of, among others, Antonio Gramsci (1971) and E.P. Thompson (1968)....

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on subalterns' emancipatory accounting embedded in transformation of governance and accountability structures (GAS) in Ceylon Tea, and examine how a distinct subaltern group in Sri Lanka Tea deployed their own weapons towards the changes in GAS.
Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to report on subalterns' emancipatory accounting (SEA) embedded in transformation of governance and accountability structures (GAS) in Ceylon Tea.Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on James Scott's political anthropology to examine how subalterns' resistance and emancipatory accounting triggers structural transformations.Findings – An attempt is made to theorise subaltern resistance as a form of emancipatory accounting. Concerning the commentaries that accounting has been to suppress or hegemonise the subalterns and appreciating the analysis of indigenous resistance implicated in emancipatory potential, this paper examines how a distinct subaltern group in Ceylon Tea deployed their own weapons towards the changes in GAS.Originality/value – The accounting literature neglects how subalterns reconstruct governance and accountability structures: this paper introduces a social accounting perspective on resistance, control and structural transformations. Also, it introduces ...

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  • ...The term “subaltern” was first coined by Antonia Gramsci (1971)...

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TL;DR: Based on recent research in Hanoi, the authors examines the emergence of NGOs in Vietnam, and relates their development to the civil society discourse which is used by elements of the international donor community to predict the growth of pluralism and democracy.
Abstract: Based on recent research in Hanoi, this article examines the emergence of NGOs in Vietnam, and relates their development to the civil society discourse which is used by elements of the international donor community to predict the growth of pluralism and democracy. After examining the social and political environment of post-reform Vietnam, it does not appear evident that these organizations fit into any definition of civil society which stresses independence from the state and opposition to state ideology.

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TL;DR: The authors applied hegemonic whiteness to Critical Race Theory (CRT) and demonstrated how this theory of racism helps CRT work through several of its conceptual tensions, and applied it to higher education scholarship.
Abstract: Abstract:Critical Race Theory (CRT) from its inception was not intended to be a theoretical framework, but rather a theorizing counterspace for scholars of color to challenge and transform racial oppression. Despite this context, the author demonstrates through a critical literature review that CRT is generally applied as a theoretical framework in higher education scholarship. As a constructive criticism, the author offers a critical theory of racism, hegemonic Whiteness, as an additional tenet of CRT. The author then applies hegemonic Whiteness to CRT, demonstrating how this theory of racism helps CRT work through several of its conceptual tensions.

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  • ...There is a tension in applying Gramscian hegemony to the study of issues of racism because he did not study race. As Hall (1986) argues, “in relation specifically to racism, [Gramsci’s] original contribution cannot be simply transferred wholesale from the existing context of his work [italics original]” (p. 8). However, Hall did find analytic applicability of hegemony to the study of racism. For example, Gramsci questioned class solidarity, and Hall (1986) argued this was particularly relevant:...

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  • ...Unraveling Gramsci: Hegemony and passive revolution in the global economy. London: Pluto Press. Nebeker, K. C. (1998). Critical race theory: A White graduate student’s struggle with this growing area of scholarship. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 11(1), 25–41. Norton, M. I., & Sommers, S. R. (2011). Whites see racism as a zero-sum game that they are now losing. Perspectives in Psychological Science, 6(3), 215–218. Omi, M. & Winant, H. (1994). Racial formation in the United States (2 ed). New York: Routledge. Park, J. (2008). Race and the Greek System in the 21st century: Centering the voices of Asian American women....

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  • ...Common sense is further entrenched because hegemonic structuring affords marginalized groups token incorporation into the systems of power (Gramsci, 1971; Morton, 2007), and their advancement...

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  • ...There is a tension in applying Gramscian hegemony to the study of issues of racism because he did not study race. As Hall (1986) argues, “in relation specifically to racism, [Gramsci’s] original contribution cannot be simply transferred wholesale from the existing context of his work [italics original]” (p....

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  • ...Common sense is further entrenched because hegemonic structuring affords marginalized groups token incorporation into the systems of power (Gramsci, 1971; Morton, 2007), and their advancement 5While Gramsci was not the first to develop and apply the term hegemony, a thorough description of the…...

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TL;DR: This paper examined lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) Tumblr bloggers' bio boxes and about-me pages to show the ways gender and sexual orientation identities are constructed through community-regulated and community-generated labeling practices.
Abstract: In this article, I examine lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) Tumblr bloggers’ bio boxes and “About Me” pages to show the ways gender and sexual orientation identities are constructed through community-regulated and community-generated labeling practices. Tumblr encourages counter-cultures (and labeling practices) to not only form but also to thrive due to its distinctive affordances including tagging and blog formatting. This article examines not only how these affordances shape usage and, subsequently, identity construction on Tumblr but also the ways in which Tumblr bloggers have embraced affordances to create community-accepted conventions of identity construction. Additionally, building upon online identity scholarship by Bargh, McKenna, and Fitzsimons and Tiidenberg, this article discusses true self and nonbinary gender and sexual orientation labeling as forms of identity construction that allows LGBTQIA identifying individuals a method for nuanced desc...

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