Introduction to “Cultural Offensive of the Working Classes”

Savage, Polly

doi:10.1162/artm_a_00377

Introduction to “Cultural Offensive of the Working Classes”

Savage, Polly

Authors

DR Polly Savage ps52@soas.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer

Abstract

In April 1977, after almost two years in power, the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) announced their plans for the culture of the new nation. Pitched in military terms, and announced in the document translated for the first time here, the “Cultural Offensive of the Working Classes” drew on Marxist theory to define a revolutionary new culture, and to deploy this culture as a weapon in the ongoing struggle to build a postcolonial, postcapitalist society.

Citation

Savage, P. (2024). Introduction to “Cultural Offensive of the Working Classes”. ARTMargins, 13(1), 139-142. https://doi.org/10.1162/artm_a_00377

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 9, 2023
Publication Date	Apr 10, 2024
Deposit Date	Apr 22, 2024
Publicly Available Date	Apr 22, 2024
Journal	ARTMargins
Print ISSN	2162-2574
Electronic ISSN	2162-2582
Publisher	MIT Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	13
Issue	1
Pages	139-142
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1162/artm_a_00377
Keywords	Socialist cultural policy, Mozambique, Revolution, Post-colonial art

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