Critical theory and “organic” intellectuals: Reframing the work of cultural critique

Strine, Mary S.

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“…Gramsci's concept of organic intellectuals, dividing intellectuals by their class position and calling for a more activist role by those who represent the oppressed classes (Boggs 1984, Kellner 1997, Said 1994, Sassoon 2000, Strine 1991. Case studies included the literature on policy intellectuals, whose service to the state was viewed, in this approach, as legitimating bourgeois interests (Domhoff 1999, Lawrence 1996, Smith 1991; for contrasting views emphasizing policy intellectuals' potential class-lessness, see Gattone 2000, Ollauson 1996.…”

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The Sociology of Intellectuals

2002

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The Sociology of Intellectuals

2002

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“…Rather, this paper has been restricted to a personal reading of the basic elements of the Gramscian account of intellectuals and has dovetailed it with a workable and realistic concept of praxis, in order to challenge preconceptions about the role of nurse academics. More detailed accounts and critiques of Gramsci's concept of intellectuals, not relating these directly to nursing, can be found in most expositions of his philosophy (Boggs 1976, 1984; Joll 1977; Salamini 1981; Holub 1992), as well as in articles focusing on specific aspects (Bodenheimer 1976; King 1978; Ramos 1982; Strine 1991). It must also be acknowledged that there are many non‐Gramscian discussions of intellectuals and their role in the public sphere.…”

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Academics and practitioners: nurses as intellectuals

Holmes

2002

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Academics and practitioners: nurses as intellectuals In the author's experience, nurse educators working in universities generally accept that they are 'academics', but dismiss suggestions that they are 'intellectuals' because they see it as a pretentious description referring to a small number of academics and aesthetes who inhabit a conceptual world beyond the imaginative capacity of most other people. This paper suggests that the concept of the 'intellectual', if not the word itself, be admitted into nursing discourse through the adoption of a non-élitist Gramscian understanding, similar to the more recently formulated conception of the reflective practitioner. According to the Italian Marxist scholar Antonio Gramsci, intellectuals are those people who develop ways in which to construct the conditions of their own existence, a possibility he believed was open to all. It is suggested that, from a Gramscian perspective, all nurses are intellectuals to varying degrees, and nurse educators should not only be nurturing their own intellectualism but also the potential for intellectualism as it exists within each individual. The ways in which this project are related to Habermasian critical theory are also briefly outlined.

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“…According to Strine (1991), organic intellectuals are in a unique position to intervene in hegemonic conceptions of the world to bring into being a new mode of thought. By closely aligning their theoretical work with their identified social group's internal struggles for self-empowerment and local sovereignty, organic intellectuals can ideally generate counter theories of social and cultural processes, explanations that are at once historically grounded, contextually nuanced, and politically emancipating.…”

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Reflective memories: The Indian diaspora who call South Africa home

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2022

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Durban, a coastal city in KwaZulu-Natal (one of the nine provinces in South Africa) boasts the Durban Harbour. One hundred and sixty-two years ago, this harbour was referred to as the Port of Natal. Between the year’s of 1860 and 1911, 152 184 indentured Indian labourers entered the British owned Colony of Natal through this port. Even though indentureship was officially abolished in Natal on 21 July 1911, the hardships and challenges endured by Indian nationals in Natal continued. This article shines a spotlight on the period 1895–1960 through the theoretical prism of indentureship by focusing on the reflective memories of the respondent, Mr J.S. Singh, a nonagenarian. Using oral history methodology, face-to-face interviews were held with the respondent. His reflective memories brought alive the reality of life experiences in Natal between 1895 and 1960. He shared the journey of his Indian born paternal grandmother, Mrs Takurine Mahesh Singh who constitutes the cohort that left their country of birth as Indian nationals but subsequently created the Indian diaspora in Natal, where their descendants now call South Africa their home.Contribution: The content of this article is not simply described but also briefly reflected upon and explored as certain issues may be of interest to new, emerging and established oral historians. Furthermore, audio and video recordings of the interviews, which clearly illustrate oral history as the methodology as applied in this research, are available for academic, education and research purposes.

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Critical theory and “organic” intellectuals: Reframing the work of cultural critique

Cited by 21 publications

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The Sociology of Intellectuals

The Sociology of Intellectuals

Academics and practitioners: nurses as intellectuals

Reflective memories: The Indian diaspora who call South Africa home

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