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Antonio Gramsci

Italian American Monuments, Gramsci-style

Laura E. Ruberto

Upon visiting Thomas Hirschhorn’s Gramsci Monument in the Bronx, passing reflections on impermanence, aesthetics, and what makes something Italian American.

“Ti abbraccio teneramente,” Christmas from Prison

Laura E. Ruberto

A selection of Antonio Gramsci’s Christmas letters from prison.

Italian Metal Gets Religion

Laura E. Ruberto

An Italian monk hears Metallica and turns the mystical and divine into heavy metal.

Sending a Telegram to the Pope

Joey Skee

Power, Humor, and the Triumph of the Lower Bodily Stratum.

Francesco Pepe, My Dutch Paisan

Joey Skee

A digital tale of diasporic linkages between Old and New Amsterdams.

Folk Performances of the Italian-American Prominenti

Joey Skee

Galas, banquet receptions, and award ceremonies are some of the most enduring Italian-American folk performances that reveal much about how group identity is created and...

A Gramscian Podcast on Women Workers and Migration

Laura E. Ruberto

Podcasting on Gramsci, immigrant women, labor, and the history of San Diego's cannery workers.  

On the Anniversary of Gramsci’s Birth, a Few Words about Writing Letters

Laura E. Ruberto

In re-reading Antonio Gramsci's letters from prison in memory of his birthday, one can't help but wonder about the current state of cyberwriting.

Peppino Marotto, Poet, Activist, Gramscian

Laura E. Ruberto

Revolutionary poet and activist shot and killed at 82 years.

Gramsci’s Presepio

Joey Ski

The domestic presepio, an example of living folklore.

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