This issue of the IGS Newsletter, like the last one, has taken longer to produce than was originally anticipated. At the same time, however, we are pleased that we have once again been able to assemble a considerable body of materials for this issue. We hope that its size and the quantity of information it contains will make up for the inordinate delay. It has also proven much too difficult to produce an Italian as well as an English edition of the Newsletter. In this issue an item of special interest to Italian readers has been written and published in Italian. This practice will probably be repeated in future issues--in other words, materials written in either language will be published together in the same issue.
As has been pointed out in previous editorials, the quality and quantity of the contents of the Newsletter depend almost entirely on the contributions (in the form of articles, news items, pedagogical materials, etc.) sent to us by IGS members. For this reason, we encourage everyone to send us information about their activities, and especially to mail us copies of books and articles they have published on topics related to Gramsci's life and thought. The section "Gramsci Bibliography: Recent Publications" could not have been compiled without the cooperation of those who took the initiative to send us copies of their books and articles. It will be especially helpful if copies of articles were accompanied by brief abstracts describing their contents. Readers of the Newsletter are also strongly encouraged to send suggestions on topics they wish to see addressed in future issues
Those members who have access to electronic mail may also contact us via computer at the following e-mail address: Joseph.A.Buttigieg.1@nd.edu