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=== Role of intellectuals === | === Role of intellectuals === | ||
In addition to his work on cultural hegemony, Gramsci also made significant contributions to | In addition to his work on cultural hegemony, Gramsci also made significant contributions to our understanding of the role of [[intellectuals]] within society. He argued that every social class generates its own intellectuals, who play a key role in establishing and maintaining that class's cultural hegemony.<ref>Notebook 10, §44: This passage delves into the role of intellectuals in the creation and propagation of hegemony.</ref> | ||
Gramsci distinguished between "traditional" intellectuals, who see themselves as autonomous and independent from the dominant social class, and "organic" intellectuals, who are directly tied to the class for which they articulate ideas and strategies. Gramsci argued that these organic intellectuals play a critical role in enabling the ruling class to exercise cultural hegemony. | Gramsci distinguished between "traditional" intellectuals, who see themselves as autonomous and independent from the dominant social class, and "organic" intellectuals, who are directly tied to the class for which they articulate ideas and strategies. Gramsci argued that these organic intellectuals play a critical role in enabling the ruling class to exercise cultural hegemony. | ||
Gramsci believed revolutionary intellectuals should collect and refine the ideas of the masses and then encourage them to put them into practice.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=The Lungs of Russia|page=50|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=New Delhi|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> | Gramsci believed revolutionary intellectuals should collect and refine the ideas of the masses and then encourage them to put them into practice.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=The Lungs of Russia|page=50|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=New Delhi|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Communists]] | [[Category:Communists]] | ||
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