![]() Through a series of related events, the exhibition will stimulate discussion of the current influence of Gramsci’s theories in the United Kingdom. The exhibition aims at renewing the relationship between Gramsci’s thought and the British cultural landscape, a relationship kindled by the publication of the first English anthology of the Notebooks, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, edited by Quintin Hoare and Geoffrey Nowell-Smith in 1971. This is a unique opportunity to view the original Quaderni.' Notions such as hegemony, the subaltern, and passive revolution bear significantly on disciplines as diverse as anthropology, cultural studies, geography, international relations, translation studies, and language to name but a few. ‘Gramsci's thought is immensely generative and its influence is far from waning. 'We are delighted to partner with the Italian Cultural Institute, the Gramsci Foundation and the Fondazione di Sardegna to bring Antonio Gramsci's prison notebooks to London for the first time’, says Katia Pizzi, director of the Centre for the Study of Cultural Memory. Gramsci is perhaps best known for his theory of hegemony, which describes how the state and ruling class use cultural institutions to maintain power in capitalist societies. They are an important contribution to twentieth-century political theory and philosophy, ranging widely over Italian history, the role of the intellectual in society, popular literature, and other philosophical, historiographic, and political ‘quistioni’ (themes), including the philosophy of Benedetto Croce and the politics of Niccolò Machiavelli. He compiled the notebooks, in 33 volumes, between 19, the year he was released. Gramsci, a Marxist theorist and politician, was imprisoned by the Italian Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini in 1926. Additional support is provided by Fondazione di Sardegna. It is produced in partnership with the Centre for the Study of Cultural Memory based at the Institute of Modern Languages Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London. ![]() ‘Antonio Gramsci: Prison Notebooks’ marks the 80th anniversary of Gramsci’s death and is curated by Silvio Pons and Francesco Giasi, the president and director, respectively, of the Fondazione Gramsci Onlus in Rome. They will be exhibited at the Italian Cultural Institute, Belgrave Square, London, from 30 October to 10 November. ![]() OL16996889W Page_number_confidence 95.45 Pages 706 Ppi 300 Republisher_date 20190821125115 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 588 Scandate 20190819121429 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog trent Scribe3_search_id 0116405436936 Tts_version 2.The prison notebooks of the Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937) are to go on display for the first time ever outside of Italy. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 10:02:58 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA1623723 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set trent External-identifier
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