Gramsci’s Concept of Cultural Hegemony: Reconfiguring Marxist Understandings of Power, Ideology, and Consent Introduction Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist theorist and revolutionary, made a transformative contribution to Marxist political thought by expanding the analytical boundaries of power beyond the narrow confines of economic determinism. His concept of cultural hegemony offers a profound reconceptualization of how … Continue reading How does Antonio Gramsci’s concept of cultural hegemony reconfigure the understanding of power in Marxist theory, and in what ways does it elucidate the role of ideology, civil society, and consent in sustaining capitalist dominance within modern political systems?