Antonio Gramsci’s Concept of Hegemony: Consent, Culture, and the Maintenance of Power Introduction Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist thinker and political theorist, introduced a revolutionary reinterpretation of power, class domination, and state authority through his concept of hegemony. Written during his imprisonment by Mussolini’s regime, Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks explore how bourgeois domination is maintained not … Continue reading Examine Antonio Gramsci’s concept of hegemony, with a focus on the role of consent in maintaining the dominance of ruling classes. Analyze how cultural and ideological institutions contribute to the production of consent and the stabilization of power relations in society.