Newsletter - International Gramsci Society

Gramsci in Colombia
Mr. Jorge Gantiva Silva has kindly provided us with information concerning the
founding and the activities of the Sociedad Colombiana Antonio Gramsci which he helped
establish and which he also directs.
The Antonio Gramsci Society of Colombia was formally established in Bogotá at a
seminar on “La realidad colombiana y el pensamiento de Antonio Gramsci” at which a large
group of intellectuals and social activists participated. The work of the seminar (which took
place on 4-5 May 1991) resulted in a book: Antonio Gramsci y la realidad colombiana
(Santafé de Bogotá: Ed. Foro Nacional por Colombia, 1991).
On 21-22 September the Sociedad Antonio Gramsci organized another seminar in the
city of Medellín. Under the general title “Gramsci y la realidad colombiana” this seminar
explored some broad but also very topical themes: modernity, social movements, the relation
between culture and everyday life. Once again this seminar provided the occasion for scholars
and for leaders of democratic organizations to discuss together the work of Gramsci and the
importance of developing a democratic political culture.
The Sociedad Gramsci of Colombia was also represented at an international
conference held at the Universidad Central in Caracas Venezuela on 2-7 December 1991 to
celebrate the centenary of Gramsci’s birth. On that occasion Mr. Gantiva Silva presented a
paper; “Gramsci: un horizonte de pensiamento.”
In addition to disseminating knowledge of Gramsci’s thought and work, the Sociedad
is committed to the task of fostering a democratic political culture in Colombia.
For the information of our members—many of whom have repeatedly expressed a
special interest in Gramsci’s presence in Latin America—we are reproducing in a somewhat
schematic form documents and other materials forwarded to us by Mr. Gantiva Silva.
ACTA DE INTENCION PARA LA CONFORMACION DE LA “SOCIEDAD
COLOMBIANA ANTONIO GRAMSCI”
En Bogotá, hoy sábado 4 mayo de 1991, en pleno uso de nuestras atribuciones
ciudadanas, nos hemos puestos de manera libre y voluntaria de común acuerdo, para
conformar la Sociedad Colombiana Antonio Gramsci, con base en los siguientes preceptos:
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