Brandist, Craig
The Official and the Popular in Gramsci and Bakhtin
«An exploration of the parallels in the philosophies of language of Antonio Gramsci & Mikhail Bakhtin. It is argued that poststructuralism is not the only theoretical position that can account for the plurality of subaltern discourse. In the works of these authors, popular culture is understood to be antihegemonic as it stands in opposition to high culture, but not adequately defined or organized as to be counterhegemonic. For Bakhtin, who worked in Russian literature, writers could play a reconstructive role by bringing the deconstructive tendencies of the people together. For Gramsci, however, who found the Italian literary movement out of touch with the masses, this was possible only through the dissemination of Marxism. These two writers illustrated that the vanguard party need not be authoritarian.» (JC)Reprinted in Antonio Gramsci: Critical Assessments (2002), v. III.
| Language | eng |
| Names |
[author] Brandist, Craig |
| Subjects |
Letteratura
Bakhtin, Mikhail Poststrutturalismo Subalterno
Literature
Bakhtin, Mikhail Post structuralism Subaltern |
