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A Macat Analysis of Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks
Written by Lorenzo Fusaro and Jason Xidias
Narrated by Macat.com
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First published in 1948, Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks is an important Marxist work that says we must understand societies both in terms of their economic relationships and their cultural beliefs.
Gramsci wanted to explore why Russia had undergone a socialist revolution in 1917 while other European countries had not. So he developed the concept of hegemony, which is the idea that those who hold power in a society can maintain and use that power because of their own grip on cultural values and economic relationships. Using a combination of force and manipulation, they are able to convince most people that the existing social arrangement is logical and in their best interests. Gramsci says that for a society to truly be transformed, workers need to rise up against two things—the unfair economic system and the ideas and political institutions that sustain it.
Gramsci’s analysis of capitalism, economics, and culture has helped explain current historical developments, such as the recent financial crisis that started in 2007.
Gramsci wanted to explore why Russia had undergone a socialist revolution in 1917 while other European countries had not. So he developed the concept of hegemony, which is the idea that those who hold power in a society can maintain and use that power because of their own grip on cultural values and economic relationships. Using a combination of force and manipulation, they are able to convince most people that the existing social arrangement is logical and in their best interests. Gramsci says that for a society to truly be transformed, workers need to rise up against two things—the unfair economic system and the ideas and political institutions that sustain it.
Gramsci’s analysis of capitalism, economics, and culture has helped explain current historical developments, such as the recent financial crisis that started in 2007.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Macat Analysis I found quite enlightening for my quest to understand the intellectual roots of the modern cultural conflict going on in our (Western) societies. I refer to the indoctrination of our children with ideas aimed at transforming society by overthrowing the existing hegemonic power of traditional culture and values. Critical Race theory, Queer Theory, Gender Theory, and LGBT Rights - to name a few of the ideologies currently aimed at transformation of society. Whether you see these changes as desirable or undesirable defines where you stand on the conservative-progressive spectrum. So far I had traced the intellectual roots back to the pederast philosopher Foucault. This Macat Analysis takes me back further to Gramsci who influences Foucault.