Culture as a political strategy in the magazine Movimento, of the National Students Union (2001-2010)

Abstract

Based on the theoretical references of Historical and Dialectical Materialism, the article aims to highlight the positioning of the National Students Union (UNE) movement in relation to culture. When we carried out a survey on the UNE digital page, we found a total of 19 editions of magazine, published between 2001 and 2010. After reading the culture section, we established categories, seeking to identify themes related to culture. The article is divided into three parts: the first of which presents brief reflections on the theoretical philosophical perspective of culture in the thought of Antonio Gramsci; sequentially, we investigated the initiatives developed historically by UNE in the field of culture and subsequently analyzed  the empirical material, in order to highlight the position adopted by Movimento magazine in relation to culture. In the final remarks, we indicate that magazine positions itself in favor of culture as an instrument for understanding and transforming reality.