Claudia Ortu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4449125 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claudia Ortu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claudia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ortu |
| SIGNATURE | ORTU C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cagliari |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7088-3345 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Traces of Gramscian Theory and Practice in South Africa
This study explores the reception and development of Antonio Gramsci’s political thought in South Africa, from the apartheid era to the late 2010s. By tracing Gramsci’s influence across academia and working-class organisations, the article argues that his categories emerged in response to intellectuals’ and movements’ needs for transformative praxis in specific historical periods. The paper employs a chronological and thematic framework, tracing …
The place of feelings
This article describes the semiotic resources deployed during the creation, in 2021, of the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU): the trade union that represents the workforce of the tech giant Alphabet Inc. The focus is on how the union shapes and develops its identity as one of “empathetic workers who believe in social justice” ( Alphabet Workers Union 2021 ). The analysis of the homepage of AWU’s website through the prism of the textual metafunction i…
Right-wing populism in Europe
In an interview with The New York Times, the then Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta warned against the rise of populism in Europe and stated that ‘the fight against populism [ ... ] is a mission t
The denial of class struggle by British Governments in their anti-union discourse (1978–2007)
Class struggle is the means by which workers can pursue the goal of their liberation from the exploitation of capital. Trade Unions lead many of the battles that are part of the general struggle and, through those battles, help to improve the material conditions of the workers but, at the same time, they create class consciousness. The denial of the existence of class struggle is part of governments' anti-union strategy. This paper aims to isolat…
The denial of class struggle by British Governments in their anti-union discourse (1978–2007)
Class struggle is the means by which workers can pursue the goal of their liberation from the exploitation of capital. Trade Unions lead many of the battles that are part of the general struggle and, through those battles, help to improve the material conditions of the workers but, at the same time, they create class consciousness. The denial of the existence of class struggle is part of governments' anti-union strategy. This paper aims to isolat…
Right-wing populism in Europe
In an interview with The New York Times, the then Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta warned against the rise of populism in Europe and stated that ‘the fight against populism [ ... ] is a mission t
The denial of class struggle by British Governments in their anti-union discourse (1978–2007)
Class struggle is the means by which workers can pursue the goal of their liberation from the exploitation of capital. Trade Unions lead many of the battles that are part of the general struggle and, through those battles, help to improve the material conditions of the workers but, at the same time, they create class consciousness. The denial of the existence of class struggle is part of governments' anti-union strategy. This paper aims to isolat…
Right-wing populism in Europe
In an interview with The New York Times, the then Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta warned against the rise of populism in Europe and stated that ‘the fight against populism [ ... ] is a mission t
The place of feelings
This article describes the semiotic resources deployed during the creation, in 2021, of the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU): the trade union that represents the workforce of the tech giant Alphabet Inc. The focus is on how the union shapes and develops its identity as one of “empathetic workers who believe in social justice” ( Alphabet Workers Union 2021 ). The analysis of the homepage of AWU’s website through the prism of the textual metafunction i…
Traces of Gramscian Theory and Practice in South Africa
This study explores the reception and development of Antonio Gramsci’s political thought in South Africa, from the apartheid era to the late 2010s. By tracing Gramsci’s influence across academia and working-class organisations, the article argues that his categories emerged in response to intellectuals’ and movements’ needs for transformative praxis in specific historical periods. The paper employs a chronological and thematic framework, tracing …
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Argumentation theory (1 works) · Class (philosophy (1 works) · Class analysis (1 works)