The Marxist intellectual Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937) developed the theory of cultural hegemony to explain the social-control structures of society, arguing that the working-class intelligentsia must …

Antonio Gramsci, was arrested and subsequently sentenced to twenty years prison by the Fascist State. His long and miserable confinement, which sulted in his death in 1937, also resulted in one of the …

Jan 13, 2023 · He employed the concept “hegemony” to describe a process of “intellectual and moral leadership” that embedded a ruling class across society. He rejected the economic determinism of …

According to Gramsci, hegemony (“predominance by consent”) is a condition in which a fundamental class exercises a political, intellectual, and moral role of leadership within a hegemonic system …

This chapter looks at the concept of hegemony. It examines its range of meaning, reveals its nuances, highlights its ambiguities, draws out its implications, and explains its novelty within the Marxist …

Dec 17, 2025 · This is exactly what Antonio Gramsci, an Italian Marxist philosopher, proposed with his theory of hegemony. Gramsci’s ideas revolutionized the way we think about power and dominance, …

The most famous and influential of these redeveloped concepts is Gramsci's idea of hegemony. Simply put, hegemony is the dominance of one state or group over others, and is usually understood as …

Sep 22, 2025 · Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), an Italian Marxist imprisoned under Mussolini, pioneered the concept of hegemony to explain how ruling classes maintain power beyond force.

Mar 31, 2023 · Hegemony refers to the process by which a dominant group maintains its power and influence over other groups through cultural, economic, and political means. Gramsci’s concept of …

Gramsci’s concept of hegemony refers to the way in which a dominant social group, often the ruling class, leads society not just through coercive means, such as the military or police, but by winning …