As stated in the syllabus 40% of your grade will be determined by 4 short papers that you will be expected to submit for each of the course readings based on the notes you keep in a ‘journal’ for these readings. Use these responses to collect your thoughts on the readings and to highlight key concepts and contributions of the works. They should NOT simply consist of you recording the lecture, but rather reflect your engagement with the texts and lectures. You will submit an organized composition of these notes after we complete each major text (Gobetti, Rosselli, Gramsci, and Havel).
Responses should be 4 pages long (approximately 1250 words) and consider the following questions based on your notes:
What is it that the author is trying to tell the reader? That is, what is the message that the author wants us to take away from the work? How does the author make their argument? Do you find the argument persuasive? What aspects of the work do you find compelling and which do you not? How does this work relate to our other readings? What does this work contribute to our understanding of the other readings? What do the other readings contribute to our understanding of this work?
In all questions more than others. Central to these papers is the idea that you demonstrate both your understanding of the text as well as your ability to think critically about the ideas and concepts of the authors.
If you take these response papers seriously they will become valuable resources in preparation for writing your paper.
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.
instances develop your answers and explain your responses. Feel free to focus on some
AND HERE IS MY 2 PAGES THAT I HAVE DONE ALREADY ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO READ THE PAGES AND ADD 2 OTHER PAGES TO DO IT
Now, Roselli argues for a new social group, but Gramsci argues for no social groups at all. People will conform to something they know, like religion maybe, even if they do not fully believe or agree with everything that comes with the group (Gramsci p.61). Take for example politics today; usually people pick one party or the other while not all their values or opinions match up, like a democrat who strongly believes in pro life. Some interests out weigh others so if the person agrees with all other policies they’re going to vote democratic but then their interest of pro life isn’t going to be represented under that administration. That is a very basic example but Gramsci believes someone shouldn’t conform they should pursue all their interests no matter how conflicting.Gramsci asks, “is it preferable to work out ones own conception of the world consciously and critically, and so out of this work of ones own brain to choose ones
own sphere of activity, to participate actively in making the history of the world, and not simply to accept passively and without care the imprint of ones own personality from the outside (Gramsci p.58)?” Yes because a person does not have to be a member of the bourgeois or a well known, “intellectual” to form an opinion on something. Gramsci calls them simple-people, but their not just simple- people, they are the people of Italy. And often parties are not affiliating themselves with simple-
people. Gramsci is arguing that any opinion from anyone is worth taking into account no matter who they are. It is better to have an opinion than to just listen to people who probably aren’t taking your interests in to consideration.While the Italian people were not ready to have to fight for freedom the fascist were ready to fight for power. By sliding past Socialist party and into power the Fascist were able to take over and remain in power for quite some time. But as argued by Gobetti, Rosselli, and Gramsci, a progressive socialist party, however no such party existed, could have deterred the Fascist party. Another deterrent to the Fascist party would have been a strong population of Italian people prepared willing to fight the corrupt government.
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