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Antonio Gramsci — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1891–1937 · Italy · Theorist & politician

Antonio Gramsci

Cultural hegemony

Revolution in the realm of ideas.

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The Italian Marxist whose prison writings on 'cultural hegemony' reframed how the left understands power — not just the state, but the everyday consent of culture.

social

Progressive intellectual focused on ideas, education and consciousness.

economic

Marxist collectivist, but attentive to culture as much as economics.

governance

Communist organiser; theorised power as consent manufactured through culture.

Notable for
  • 'Prison Notebooks'
  • Theory of cultural hegemony
  • Co-founded the Italian Communist Party
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