Hart , Gillian
Gramsci, Geography, and the Languages of Populism
This chapter suggests how Antonio Gramsci's theory of language enables us to work with, against, and beyond Ernesto Laclau in extending, reworking, and enriching his analysis to grapple with emerging forms of populism. For Gramsci, language was crucial to grasping the popular appeal of fascism, as well as the working of hegemony more generally. Language and translation were also central to the philosophy of praxis - the practices and processes of rendering coherent fragmentary "common sense," enabling new forms of critical practice. Closely linked with Gramsci's work on language is his relational concept of the person - a concept fundamentally different from either a liberal notion of the sovereign subject, or a structuralist conception of interpellation. The arguments developed in this chapter provide leverage into the rise of populist politics over the past decade in South Africa - while also requiring further elaboration in relation to unfolding challenges.
| Lingua | eng |
| Nomi |
[author] Hart , Gillian |
| Soggetti |
Senso Comune
Nazional-Popolare Filosofia della praxis
Common Sense
National-Popular Philosophy of Praxis |
