ABSTRACT
Antonio Gramsci’s views on Italy’s “Southern question” are relevant today in several ways. Not only do his writings shed light on regional and interclass tensions in contemporary Italy, they provide a critical entry point through which to look at the dynamics of colonial and neocolonial power relations elsewhere in the world. After reviewing the salient themes of these writings, I will conclude the chapter with a few remarks about Gramsci and postcolonialism.
