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The Political Independence of the Working Class: Antonio Gramsci’s Pedagogical Leitmotif

Author

• • John D. Holst
  • University of St. Thomas

Abstract

This paper argues that the leitmotif of Gramsci’s theory and practice was the political independence of the working class. The centrality of pedagogy in this leitmotif is captured by Gramsci’s concept of catharsis.

Keywords: radical adult education, Gramsci, working class

How to Cite: Holst, J. D. (2015) “The Political Independence of the Working Class: Antonio Gramsci’s Pedagogical Leitmotif”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2015).