Criticism of Peruvian literature and Mariateguian Marxism as a sociology of knowledge

The Marxist approach attributes ideas and literary production to the level of development of material productive forces, that is, to the “economic structure” on which certain forms of “social consciousness” are erected. From there, the emphasis is placed on the interests that influence knowledge and...

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Autor: García, Gonzalo F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/26012
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/tesis/article/view/26012
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:José Carlos Mariátegui
sociología del conocimiento
pensamiento marxista latinoamericano
literatura peruana
sociology of knowledge
Latin American Marxist thinking
Peruvian literature
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Sumario:The Marxist approach attributes ideas and literary production to the level of development of material productive forces, that is, to the “economic structure” on which certain forms of “social consciousness” are erected. From there, the emphasis is placed on the interests that influence knowledge and on revealing the dominant ideology as a consequence of social class domination. The classic political economy, Hegel’s philosophy of law, and liberal thinking are explained in light of the rise of the middle class that had achieved political and economic power in Europe; a historical condition that could not simply be assumed in Latin America. Therefore, Mariateguian Marxism demands an effort of resignification to be able to characterize the fundamental aspects of the Peruvian socio-historical formation. It is therefore a remarkable effort in self-understanding one’s own social reality. Mostly, it is an innovative way to analyze and explain critically the phenomenon of literature that expresses the specific character of Latin American modernity, which suggest a different strategy of analysis than history of ideas and intellectuals.