The Political Philosophies of Antonio Gramsci and B. R. Ambedkar

Abstract

1. Subalterns and Dalits in Gramsci and Ambedkar: A prologue to a 'posthumous' dialogue Cosimo Zene Part 1: The Emergence of Subaltern/Dalit Subjectivity and Historical Agency 2. Subaltern Social Groups in Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks Joseph A. Buttigieg 3. Revisiting Interwar Thought: Stigma, Labor, and the Immanence of Caste-Class Anupama Rao 4. The Other Prince: Ambedkar, Constitutional Democracy, and the Agency of the Law Jon Soske Part 2: The Function of Intellectuals 5. Notes on Q6 32: Gramsci and the Dalits Roberto Dainotto 6. Limits of the Organic Intellectual: a Gramscian reading of Ambedkar Gopal Guru Part 3: Subalternity and Common Sense 7. Living Subalternity: Antonio Gramsci's Concept of Common Sense Kate Crehan 8. Race, Class, & Religion: Gramsci's Conception of Subalternity Marcus E. Green 9. The Risorgimento and its Discontents. Gramsci's Reflections on Conflict and Control in the Aftermath of Italy's Unification Alessandro Carlucci Part 4: Dalit Literature, Subalternity and Consciousness 10. Hegemony and Consciousness - building Processes in Dalit Literature Mauro Pala 11. Consciousness, Agency and Humiliation: Reflections on Dalit Life Writing and Subalternity Udaya Kumar Part 5: The Religion of the Subalterns/Dalits 12. Why does religion matter to politics? Truth and ideology in a Gramscian approach Fabio Frosini 13. Intellectuals and Subalterns in the Context of Religion Derek Boothman 14. The Place of 'Practical Spirituality' in the Lives of the Dalit Buddhists in Pune Tamsin Bradley and Zara Bhatewara 15. Conclusion: Which Itineraries for Dalits, Subalterns and Intellectuals? Cosimo Zene