A Gramscian Conjuncture in Latin America? Reflections on Violence, Hegemony, and Geographical Difference. Issue 5 (16th July 2019)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- A Gramscian Conjuncture in Latin America? Reflections on Violence, Hegemony, and Geographical Difference. Issue 5 (16th July 2019)
- Main Title:
- A Gramscian Conjuncture in Latin America? Reflections on Violence, Hegemony, and Geographical Difference
- Authors:
- Hesketh, Chris
- Abstract:
- Abstract: This article addresses whether the concepts of Antonio Gramsci still "travel" to Latin America. During the 20 th century, Gramsci was one of the most important social theorists invoked to understand forms of social order in Latin America, as well as providing resources to reflect upon subaltern culture, resistance and the construction of alternatives. However, over the past two decades there have been several theoretical and practical challenges to the hegemony of Gramsci. These challenges are multifarious, but can be reduced to several important contentions that are explored in this article. These include the enduring role of violence, the alleged decline of ideology and finally the challenge of state‐centrism in the face of geographical difference. In the current regional conjuncture, marked by the return to power of right‐wing social forces, I therefore examine whether Gramscian concepts are still apposite for understanding the political economy of Latin America in the 21 st century. Resumen: Este artículo aborda si los conceptos de Antonio Gramsci todavía "viajan" a América Latina. Durante el siglo veinte, Gramsci fue uno de los teóricos sociales más importantes que se ha invocado para entender las formas de orden social en América Latina, así como un proveedor de recursos que reflexiona sobre la cultura subalterna, la resistencia y la construción de alternativas. Sin embargo, durante las últimas dos décadas, han habido algunos desafíos teóricos y prácticos delAbstract: This article addresses whether the concepts of Antonio Gramsci still "travel" to Latin America. During the 20 th century, Gramsci was one of the most important social theorists invoked to understand forms of social order in Latin America, as well as providing resources to reflect upon subaltern culture, resistance and the construction of alternatives. However, over the past two decades there have been several theoretical and practical challenges to the hegemony of Gramsci. These challenges are multifarious, but can be reduced to several important contentions that are explored in this article. These include the enduring role of violence, the alleged decline of ideology and finally the challenge of state‐centrism in the face of geographical difference. In the current regional conjuncture, marked by the return to power of right‐wing social forces, I therefore examine whether Gramscian concepts are still apposite for understanding the political economy of Latin America in the 21 st century. Resumen: Este artículo aborda si los conceptos de Antonio Gramsci todavía "viajan" a América Latina. Durante el siglo veinte, Gramsci fue uno de los teóricos sociales más importantes que se ha invocado para entender las formas de orden social en América Latina, así como un proveedor de recursos que reflexiona sobre la cultura subalterna, la resistencia y la construción de alternativas. Sin embargo, durante las últimas dos décadas, han habido algunos desafíos teóricos y prácticos del concepto de hegemonía de Gramsci. Esos desafíos son múltiples, pero pueden ser reducidos a varias discusiones importantes que son investigadas en este artículo. Estas incluyen el papel duradero de la violencia, la supuesta decadencia de la ideología y finalmente el reto del estado‐centrismo frente a las diferencias geograficas. Por lo tanto, en la actual coyuntura regional, marcada por el regreso al poder de las fuerzas sociales de la derecha, yo analizo si los conceptos de Gramsci todavía son apropiados para entender la economía política de América Latin en el siglo veintiuno. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Antipode. Volume 51:Issue 5(2019)
- Journal:
- Antipode
- Issue:
- Volume 51:Issue 5(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 51, Issue 5 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0051-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 1474
- Page End:
- 1494
- Publication Date:
- 2019-07-16
- Subjects:
- Gramsci -- Latin America -- hegemony -- post‐hegemony
Gramsci -- América Latina -- hegemonía -- pos‐hegemonía
Geography -- Periodicals
910.5 - Journal URLs:
- http://estar.bl.uk/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&journal=00664812 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8330 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/anti.12559 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0066-4812
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- Legaldeposit
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