The article aims to show the conceptual syntax which underpins the use of the metaphor of "barbarity" in the Marxist tradition, and at the same time the modifications of its content in relation to different historical conjunctures. The article analyses the use of the term in some relevant topoi: in the work of Marx and Engels; in Rosa Luxemburg's "junius Pamplhet"; in Benjamin and the debate during the IInternational Congress for Culture Defence, after WWI. Finally, the article examines the use of the metaphor after WWII, focusing on Adorno's crucial use of "barbarity" to stress the barbaric character of capitalistic cultural industry, and on its use as a form of critique of real socialism by the group "Socialism ou barbaire".

Contadini, D., Morfino, V. (2018). La metafora della “barbarie” nella tradizione marxista. In L. Simonutti, G. Cerchiai, G. Rota (a cura di), Barbarie in età moderna e contemporanea (pp. 141-166). Milano : Franco Angeli.

La metafora della “barbarie” nella tradizione marxista

Contadini D;Morfino V
2018

Abstract

The article aims to show the conceptual syntax which underpins the use of the metaphor of "barbarity" in the Marxist tradition, and at the same time the modifications of its content in relation to different historical conjunctures. The article analyses the use of the term in some relevant topoi: in the work of Marx and Engels; in Rosa Luxemburg's "junius Pamplhet"; in Benjamin and the debate during the IInternational Congress for Culture Defence, after WWI. Finally, the article examines the use of the metaphor after WWII, focusing on Adorno's crucial use of "barbarity" to stress the barbaric character of capitalistic cultural industry, and on its use as a form of critique of real socialism by the group "Socialism ou barbaire".
Capitolo o saggio
Marxism, Barbarity, Working class, Imperialism, Cultural Industry, Capitalism critique
Italian
Barbarie in età moderna e contemporanea
Simonutti, L; Cerchiai, G; Rota, G
2018
9788891779892
Franco Angeli
141
166
Contadini, D., Morfino, V. (2018). La metafora della “barbarie” nella tradizione marxista. In L. Simonutti, G. Cerchiai, G. Rota (a cura di), Barbarie in età moderna e contemporanea (pp. 141-166). Milano : Franco Angeli.
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