Scholars resurrect 19th-century thinkers to rethink power and geography
Researchers are dusting off ideas from Cuban revolutionary José Martí and Italian theorist Antonio Gramsci—dead for over a century—to understand how power actually works across borders and regions. The reinterpretation matters for policymakers grappling with inequality, development strategy, and how dominant nations shape weaker economies.
Originaltitel: José Martí and Antonio Gramsci: The World as a Radical Geography
<p>This paper lays the ground for a novel discussion on the encounter between José Martí and Antonio Gramsci. It argues that Martí and Gramsci can be profitably and innovatively read together when interrogating the profound “spatial articulations” that animate their political vision. The discussion principally focuses on Martí's concept of Our America and Gramsci's Southern Question. Methodologically, the article deploys a “diachronic tactic” that mobilises a broad body of literature that emerged long after Martí's and Gramsci's lives, particularly considering contributions within Radical Geography and Postcolonial Studies. </p>