Universität Wien

240011 SE VM1 / VM4 - Towards a peripheral/postcolonial Gramsci (2024S)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE
Moodle
We 22.05. 14:15-15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 06.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 13.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 20.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 10.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 17.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 24.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 08.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 15.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 29.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 05.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 12.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 19.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
Wednesday 26.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar deals with Antonio Gramsci's theory of hegemony and its relevance for peripheral and postcolonial societies. The aim is to convey an understanding of the historical and geopolitical situatedness of theory production and its effects on its explanatory potential. To this end, we examine the development of the concept of hegemony in Gramsci's political praxis and in the prison notebooks. Subsequently, we look at significant moments in the reception of Gramsci’s thought in peripheral and/or postcolonial contexts, including Gramscian influences in Postcolonial and Subaltern Studies (Guha, Said, Spivak), as well as the reception of Gramsci’s thought in Latin America and the Arab world. Finally, we discuss selected debates that deal with the possibilities and limits of hegemony beyond its context of origin. Particular attention is paid to the recognition of Eurocentric patterns and assumptions in Gramsci himself, as well as the the sensitization of his concepts with regard to postcolonial forms of domination and subjectivation. Methodologically, the course includes various forms of text analysis, presentations as well as group and plenary discussions.

Assessment and permitted materials

The assesssment includes:
Written homework assignments (35%)
Presentation (25%)
Seminar paper (40%)

The use of artificial intelligence for research purposes is permitted as part of the course. However, all written assignments must be produced by the students themselves. If there is any doubt about the authorship, the course instructor reserves the right to conduct an oral assessment which must be completed successfully.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The assesssment includes:
Written homework assignments (35%)
Presentation (25%)
Seminar paper (40%)

The use of artificial intelligence for research purposes is permitted as part of the course. However, all written assignments must be produced by the students themselves. If there is any doubt about the authorship, the course instructor reserves the right to conduct an oral assessment which must be completed successfully.

Examination topics

Reading list

Brennan, Timothy (2001): Antonio Gramsci and Postcolonial Theory: „Southernism“. In: Diaspora, 10:2, 143-187.
Burgos, Raúl (2015): The Ups and Downs of an Uncomfortable Legacy. The Complicated Dialogue between Gramsci and the Latin American Left. In: Latin American Perspectives, Issue 204, Vol. 42, No. 5, 169-185.
Gramsci, Antonio (2023): Südfrage und Subalterne. Hgg. von Ingo Pohn-Lauggas und Alexandra Assinger. Hamburg: Argument.
Green, Marcus (2002): Gramsci Cannot Speak: Presentations and Interpretations of Gramsci‘s Concept of the Subaltern. In: Rethinking Marxism, Vol. 14, no. 3, 1-24.
Guha, Ranajit (1997): Dominance without Hegemony. History and Power in Colonial India. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Hall, Stuart (1989): Gramscis Erneuerung des Marxismus und ihre Bedeutung für die Erforschung von „Rasse“ und Ethnizität. In: Hall, Stuart, Ideologie, Kultur, Rassismus. Ausgewählte Schriften 1. Hamburg: Argument, 56-91.
Kiernan, Victor Gordon (1995): Antonio Gramsci and the Other Continents. In: derselb., Imperialism and its contradictions. New York: Routledge, 171-190.
Manduchi, Patrizia (2020): Antonio Gramsci in the Arab World. In: Frederic Jameson/Roberto Dainotto (Hg.): Gramsci in the world. Durham/London: Duke University Presss, 224-239.
Said, Edward (2003): Orientalism. London: Penguin.
Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty (2008): Can the Subaltern Speak? Postkolonialität und subalterne Artikulation. Wien: Turia und Kant.
Srivastava, Neelam/Bhattacharya, Baidik (Hg. 2012): The Postcolonial Gramsci. New York/London: Routledge.
Wilderson, Frank (2003): Gramsci‘s Black Marx: Wither the Slave in Civil Society? In: Social Identities, 9:2, 225-240.
The complete literature will be announced at the beginning of the semester. All texts will be available in Moodle.

Association in the course directory

VM1 / VM4

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