Against the Grain

Luxemburg and Gramsci on the Mass Strike

In the eyes of the Marxist thinker Rosa Luxemburg, the mass strike lay at the center of revolutionary strategy. What did Antonio Gramsci, another important radical theorist, think of the mass strike, and of revolution? Daniel Egan argues that Luxemburg’s theory of the mass strike is consistent with Gramsci’s emphasis on protracted struggle. (Encore presentation.)

Socialism and Democracy

Daniel Egan, The Dialectic of Position and Maneuver: Understanding Gramsci’s Military Metaphor Brill, 2016

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
BiggabushIlu Baje (Sick State)Biggabush Presents Lightning Head: 13 Faces of Lightning HeadMERLIN - Tru Thoughts
Dhamaal SoundsystemR/evolutionDhamaal SoundsystemDhamaal SF - Surya Vault Records
American Bach Soloists & Jeffrey ThomasOrchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: V. RéjouissanceBach: Orchestral SuitesAmerican Bach Soloists
Passion PitThe ReelingJust Great Songs Volume 3SME - Sony Music Entertainment