Title The weight of the printed word : text, context and militancy in operaismo / by Steve Wright

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource Series Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; volume 234 Historical materialism book series ; 234. Contents Introduction: Print, document work, and class politics -- What are militants? Ceto politico and ceto operaio -- Texts have bodies too : towards a materialist approach to document work and genre -- Genre, document work and militancy amongst the operaisti : some preliminary reflections -- The Fiat workers' enquiry of 1960-61 : setting the scene -- The Fiat workers' enquiry of 1960-61 : what actually happened? -- The meaning of the workers' enquiry and co-research in the early 1960s -- Cultural production in the Italy of the 'economic miracle' -- The essay and its discontents -- The role of the review in classical workerism -- The book trade and academia -- The emergence of the Assemblea operai e studenti -- The Assemblea's document work -- A short addendum on pamphlets -- Debating organisation in print : Potop 1969-71 -- Other elements of Potere Operaio's genre repertoire -- Two brief interludes : 'in praise of illegal work' and 'sotto la Mole' -- A gamble that failed : Potere Operaio del lunedì -- Internal communication concerning Potere Operaio's press and organisation -- 'The measures taken' -- Position papers and discussion documents -- The best re(a)d paper in Autonomia? -- Senza Tregua -- a brief and unhappy existence? -- 'A paper that speaks, a radio that writes' : i Volsci and the impact of radio on the printed word -- 'The firebrands of Porto Marghera' -- 'There is no housework in Marx' -- Conclusion: Print, document work, and class politics Summary "In The Weight of the Printed Word, Steve Wright explores the creation and use of documents as a key dimension in the activities of the Italian workerists during the 1960s and 1970s. From leaflets and newspapers to books, internal documents and workers' enquiries, the operaisti deployed a wide variety of printed materials in their efforts to organise amongst new subjectivities of mass rebellion. As Wright demonstrates, the practice of working with print was a central part of what it meant to be a workerist or autonomist militant during these years: one that throws light both on the meaning of political engagement, as well as the challenges posed by the use of technologies of communication and by emergent social subjects"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 08, 2021) Subject Autonomism -- Italy -- History -- 20th century Press, Labor -- Italy -- History -- 20th century Underground press publications -- Italy -- History -- 20th century Radicalism and the press -- Italy -- History -- 20th century Printing -- Political aspects -- Italy -- History -- 20th century Working class -- Political activity -- Italy -- History -- 20th century Historical materialism. Autonomism Historical materialism Politics and government Press, Labor Printing -- Political aspects Radicalism and the press Underground press publications Working class -- Political activity SUBJECT Italy -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069010 Subject Italy Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021030376 ISBN 9004471545 9789004471542

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