Hegemony, Resistance and the Modern Condition: Interpreting Current Global Crises through Antonio Gramsci

Tue Nov 11 2025 at 08:30 am to 10:30 am UTC+11:00

54 Victoria St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia | Melbourne

The New International Bookshop
Publisher/HostThe New International Bookshop
Hegemony, Resistance and the Modern Condition: Interpreting Current Global Crises through Antonio Gramsci
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Join NIBS, FILEF and the Search Foundation for Hegemony, Resistance and the Modern Condition: Interpreting Current Global Crises through Antonio Gramsci, our inaugural Gaetano Greco Memorial Symposium on Gramsci's Contemporary Relevance.
Tuesday the 11th of November, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Solidarity Hall, Trades Hall (54 Lygon St, Carlton)
Waged: $ 20 / $15*
SPEAKERS:Dr Colm McNaughton, Zach Gilles Palmer, Dr Elizabeth Humphreys, with introductory comments by Alistair Davidson.
This symposium aims to explore the application of Gramsci’s thought—particularly the concepts of hegemony, resistance, and political will—to contemporary events and challenges through the expertise of our range of speakers. Gramsci's insight is paramount in our contemporary understandings of politics from the Marxist perspective, but not often is it talked about explicitly.
Gaetano Greco both volunteered at the New International Bookshop and served in the committee of management at NIBS from 2020 until his unexpected passing earlier this year. He was an active member of the left in Melbourne for many decades, known for his tireless campaigning and his orange beret. Gaetano's interest in Gramsci's political theory was one of the driving forces behind his critique of capitalism - to honour our dear comrade NIBS, Search Foundation and FILEF bring you the first in a series of seminars on this seminal theorist.
Drinks by donation, light catering offered.
Accessibility: Solidarity Hall is accessible via both stairs and lift. There'll be greeters at the front of Trades Hall to direct you to the entry best suited for your needs.This event will be taking place on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrong peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nations. Always was, always will be.
*Please email nibscoordinator@gmail if this is out of your means and you want to attend
.About NIBS: The New International Bookshop is Naarm (Melbourne)'s longest running leftist bookshop, selling both new and secondhand books of interest to the broad left community. We're proudly not affilated with any political organisation, aiming to encourage solidarity and discussion.
About FILEF: FILEF, federation of Italian migrant workers & families, it's a political, cultural and social organisation active in all countries of the Italian diaspora since 1967. FILEF branch in Melbourne has been established in 1972 to represent the progressive voice of the Italian community in Melbourne.
About Search Foundation: SEARCH advocates for a democratic and ecologically socialist Australia, while working towards achieving greater democracy, economic and social equality, environmental sustainability, human rights, and international peace and cooperation.
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