Gramsci On The Intellectuals
Added 2024-01-07 21:57:53 +0000 UTCIn this first part of a new series that will be broadcast every Sunday at 20:00 GMT we look at the essay by Antonio Gramsci entitled 'The Intellectuals'.
In this episode I make the argument that Gramsci is not just offering a critique of the role played intellectuals under capitalism but is offering a new definition of what constitutes an intellectual. In this we can see that actual essence of Gramsci's project in these notebooks, to consider the question of how best to build proletarian power.
Comments
The forward-looking focus of the episode, in this case on unlocking workers' potential, was refreshing. With regard to introductions to the Manifesto, I think Engels' 'Socialism: Utopian and Scientific' and the early parts of the German Ideology are helpful for understanding the Manifesto's theoretical background.
George
2024-01-20 04:08:16 +0000 UTC
