A Pedagogy of ht Subalterns: Gramsci and the Groups 'on the margins of history'

Abstract

Within a theory of education, Gramsci’s concept of subalternity is undoubtedly one of major interest; nevertheless, Italian pedagogical studies attempting to deepen Gramsci’s thought have neglected this concept. As with other disciplines, Italian pedagogy has occasionally produced incomplete and partial insights. Moreover, due to the lack of a critical edition of Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks until 1975, Italian pedagogy missed the importance of the principle of reciprocal translatability tied to the philosophy of praxis.