The Co-optation of Antonio Gramsci’s Ideas by the Contemporary (Far-)Right

This episode, part of the series When the Far Right and the FarLeft Converge, features Francesco Trupia and Marina Simakova discussing the ideological co-optation of Antonio Gramsci’s ideas by the contemporary (far-)right. They examine when and how right-wing actors adopted his political language, and how political conjunctures in and beyond Europe have shaped this process. The conversation also considers differing interpretations of Gramsciamong the traditional left and liberal authors, both within global academia and beyond. Finally, Trupia and Simakova reflect on the roles of Gramsci’s concepts of “hegemony” and “subaltern” in debates around some of today’s most urgentconflicts, including Russia’s war against Ukraine.