Colloquium
ECHOES OF GRAMSCI - Philosophy of praxis, subalternity, hegemony
October 9, 2026, 09h30
Amphitheatre 4, Faculty of Arts and Humanities - UC
Programme
09:30 - 10:00 | Opening session
Carlos Carujo (International Gramsci Association), Marcela Uchoa (IEF) and Jonas Van Vossole (CES)
10:00 - 11:00 | Opening lecture
António Pedro Pita (University of Coimbra): ‘On coommon sense’
Chair: Marcela Uchoa
11:00 -12:45 | Panel I - Reception, translation and circulation of Gramsci
Chair: Rita Ciotta Neves
– Afonso Silva (CEF - NOVA FCSH): The reception of Gramsci in Portugal
– Sérgio Tapia Argüello (CES-UC): Gramsci in South America
– Rob Vinten (Institute of Philosophy, Nova University of Lisbon): Gramsci and Wittgenstein on science and scientism
– Carlos Carujo (International Gramsci Association): Reading and Publishing Gramsc
12:45 -14:00 | Lunch
14:00- 15:15 | Panel II - Translations of Gramsci for the present day
Chair: Bruno Padilha
– Cristiano Giannola (CES / FEUC): Hegemony, populism and democracy
– Jonas Van Vossole (CES / FEUC): The Green Prince: hegemony and strategy in the ecological conflict
– Rita Ciotta Neves (Lusófona University): Gramsci, the subaltern and women’s literature
– Carlos Hortmann (UC): Reflecting on the possibility of neo-fascism in the light of Gramsci’s studies on Fascism
15:15 - 15:35 | Coffee break
15:35 - 17:00 | Panel III - Gramsci and the disciplines: influence on fields of knowledge
Chair: Jonas Van Vossole
– Miguel Cardina (FLUC / CES): History and Gramsci
– Vanda Amaro Dias (FLUC / CES): International Relations and Gramsci
– Leonor Rosas (ICS-UL): Anthropology and Gramsci
17:00 - 18:00 | Closing session

