The current moment has questioned capitalism, proposing fascism and socialism as viable alternatives. Italy a century ago went through a similar moment. Using the biography of Marxist critical theorist Antonio Gramsci we’ll discuss socialist theory and strategy, fascism, and a bunch of other stuff.
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The current moment has questioned capitalism, proposing fascism and socialism as viable alternatives. Italy a century ago went through a similar moment. Using the biography of Marxist critical theorist Antonio Gramsci we’ll discuss socialist theory and strategy, fascism, and a bunch of other stuff.
1.13 The French Revolution, The Storming of the Bastille, and Sowing the Seeds of Revolution
The Working Class Intelligentsia
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4 years ago
1.13 The French Revolution, The Storming of the Bastille, and Sowing the Seeds of Revolution
The foundation of Gramsci’s ideas about cultural hegemony are grounded in the French Revolution. Before the Revolution no one could have predicted it. No one believed it was actually possible. According to Gramsci it happened because the Enlightenment created a vision of a better world. The French people stormed the Bastille because the National Convention made the impossible seem possible. Before the National Convention a French Republic was impossible. After the National Convention made the impossible possible, the French Republic became historically predetermined. The King did not realize it yet, but his resistance to the French Republic triggered the storming of the Bastille because the genie was out of the bottle. It was too late. The dream of the Enlightenment was now within reach. The king could not stop it.
Show Notes
“14 July”
July 15, 1916
Avanti!
Selections from Political Writings, 1910-1920
- [ ] Background
- [ ] 1789
- [ ] 1790
- [ ] 1791-1792
- [ ] 1793
- [ ] 1794
- [ ] Gramsci’s Article
- [ ] Postscript
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The Working Class Intelligentsia
The current moment has questioned capitalism, proposing fascism and socialism as viable alternatives. Italy a century ago went through a similar moment. Using the biography of Marxist critical theorist Antonio Gramsci we’ll discuss socialist theory and strategy, fascism, and a bunch of other stuff.
