The Place of Literary Criticism in the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Praxis of the Philippine National Democratic Movement

• Main Author: Espejo, Lance
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Class struggle; literary criticism; Marxism-Leninism-Maoism; movement; national democracy; theory
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss39/27; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/2006/viewcontent/KK_2039_2C_202022_2026_20Forum_20Kritika_20in_20Honor_20of_20Edel_20E._20Garcellano_20__20Espejo.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

For Marx, “The weapon of criticism cannot, of course, replace criticism of the weapon, material force must be overthrown by material force” (“A Contribution To The Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right”). Marx also says, “theory also becomes a material force as soon as it has gripped the masses.”...