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Saturday’s Gramsci
conference in Amsterdam turned out to be a big success, both in terms of
participation and discussions.
With 120 registration,
much more than expected, the organisers were forced to turn down people who
wanted to participate.
On Saturday the
IIRE hosted, in corporation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam, a one-day
seminar on the legacy and relevance of Gramsci’s thought today.
The composition
of the audience was very various: students, academics, workers and a good
gender balance. There were also many young people, mainly students, who came in
order to understand the revolutionary thought of Antonio Gramsci. The
participant came form different backgrounds, and people even took the trip from
Turkey, Germany and Belgium to attend the conference.
The debates were
in general of a high quality, where the IIRE proved able to interact
constructively with different currents of the socialist movement.
 The conference was
divided into three sessions. The first session was on the legacy of Antonio
Gramsci. Sara Farris, Research Fellow at the International Institute for Social
History and Silvio Marchetti, Director
of the Italian Cultural Institute, gave an overview the life of Gramsci and the
ongoing relevance of his thought. Lea Durante from the International Gramsci
Society spoke about Gramsci's main work, the
Prison Notebooks, and why we should still read them today. The second
session, on Gramsci, hegemony and International Relations, was chaired by Arthur
Mitzman, Emeritus Professor of Modern History of the University
of Amsterdam. The
IIRE director Bertil Videt discussed how to apply the theory of hegemony on the
Turkish state and Peyman Jafari, Research Fellow at the International Institute
for Social History, debated the strengths and weakness
of neo-gramscian approaches for understanding contemporary imperialism. Senator
Geert Reuten chaired the final session on Gramsci in the 21st century,
with contributions from Michael Kraetke
on Gramsci's importance for the renewal of the critique of political economy
and from Peter Thomas on the relevance of Gramsci's philosophy of praxis for
the alternative globalisation movement.
The conference
is a part of the re-launch of the IIRE, with which the Institute aims at
becoming a visible and dynamic centre for the development of critical thought –
in the service of progressive forces around the world.
The event ended
with a convivial Sardinian dinner.
All sessions have been recorded as mp3 files, and will be
available from the IIRE website as soon as possible.
 Antonio Gramsci Today: 70 years after
Gramsci's death, the legacy and relevance of his thought today.
REGRISTRATION HAS ENDED. THE CONFERENCE IS OVER-BOOKED.
Saturday, 8th December 2007, International
Institute for Research and
Education (IIRE),
Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL, Amsterdam
Download Conference Poster
PROGRAMME:
2:30pm Registration
3:00pm Introduction and Greetings. Session
1:
The Legacy of Antonio Gramsci.
Chair: Sara Farris (Research Fellow of the
IISG)
Silvio Marchetti (Director of the Italiaans
Cultureel Instituut in Amsterdam)
Lea Durante (University of Bari, Italy
- International Gramsci Society) -"Gramsci and the Prison Notebooks:
Past and Present"
4:00pm Coffee break
4:15pm Session 2:
Gramsci, Hegemony and International
Relations
Chair: Arthur Mitzman (Emeritus Professor
of Modern History, University of Amsterdam)
Bertil Videt (Director of the IIRE) –
“Applying the Theory of Hegemony: the Turkish Case”
Peyman Jafari (Research Fellow of the IISG)
- "Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony: Globalisation and
Resistance today”
5:15pm Coffee break
5:30pm Session 3:
Gramsci in the 21st Century
Chair: Geert Reuten (Senator in the Dutch
Parliament and University of Amsterdam)
Michael Kraetke (University of Amsterdam,
member of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the International Marx
Engels Society) - "Gramsci and the Renewal of the Critique of Political
Economy"
Peter Thomas (University of Amsterdam,
Editorial Board of Historical Materialism) - "The Philosophy of
Praxis and the Alternative Globalisation Movement"
6:30pm Projection of Film Gramsci l'ho
visto così by Gianni Amico and
Giorgio Baratta
7:45pm Chena sarda (Sardinian Dinner) at
the IIRE (pre-registration is required)
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sending an email to
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