Subaltern histories must be studied through six distinct phases of their political formation

Evidence

Gramsci certainly would not entertain that kind of reductionism for a moment. He knows he is analyzing structurally complex, not simple and transparent, formations. He knows that politics has its own “relatively autonomous” forms, tempos, and trajectories, which need to be studied in their own right, with their own distinctive concepts, and with attention to their real and retroactive effects. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 139 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Subaltern Studies aimed to wrest Indian historiography from nationalist elites; Politics has relatively autonomous forms requiring study in their own right — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 139

Related

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Broader Connections

• Politics has relatively autonomous forms requiring study in their own right #expands (0.75) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 139