Antonio Gramsci

since they do not extend individuals’ justification. Therefore, the Inferno applies to some significant moral arguments that declare the essence of evil to avoid contradiction and follow the earthly consequences based on behavior and God’s will (Gramsci,…

Representations of hegemonic masculinity can be seen most prevalently in the media, as it is often emphasised and privileged over other forms of masculinity. Through combining studies of hegemonic masculinity and the representation of masculinity in films, advertising and magazines I will present a discussion on how the media usually conforms to and thus uphold the hegemonic view of masculinity, but also how it can challenge it. The majority of studies tend to focus on the United States or…

Hegemony Aspects in Rebellion Song Lyric Hegemony is the term that Antonio Gramsci, an Italian who was known as a leading Marxist thinker, used to denote one social party or individual’s predominance over others. This term is not used only for political or economic subject but also any case when the dominant party shows the ability to make the subordinate party sees the view as the dominant party sees it. In the music industry, especially in the contemporary popular music industry, it is…

Sociology is a highly controversial subject which has been studied from many different perspective some of which will be discussed in this essay. Throughout the essay works of Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) Will be Studied looking at how each of the individuals has contributed to society. This essay will be explaining and outlining their theories alongside contradicting theories such as Weber (1864-1920) in order to show the development of the discipline from sociology in…

This reflection discusses postmodernism, poststructuralism and critical social theory and its relationship to planning. The discussion is a continuum of the debate of rationality and capitalism. These readings, in some extent, deliberates on how capitalist societies have evolved (and survived) through modern times. The neo-Marxist perspective heavily influenced this analysis. However, there is a contradiction that was not solved before: despite of the revolutions and crisis, the capitalism has…

As you all know, mass media are a significant role in a modern world that broadcasts information in fast pace and give entertainment to audiences. Also, mass media take the role of gender socials in the society that passes norms and values about gender to us. In recent years, we can find more local “reality shows” about the women in TV shows, for example Bachelors at War, Bride Wannabes or Nowhere Girls. They also focus the phenomenon that the women are too educated and too old or no money and…

Similarly, cultural hegemony, a concept developed by Italian scholar Antonio Gramsci, refers to domination, attained through cultural means (Nicki, 2015). As Artz, Murphy, and Ortega (…) state culture for people is similar to what water is for fish; it surrounds us yet we don’t always notice its affect on our activity. Thus, it…

Manifesto, they elucidate on the development of capitalism and the need for a global revolution. Through this work, as well as the works of other Marxist writers, one can see the ways in which capitalism has become hegemonic, what political theorist Antonio Gramsci termed as “the success of the dominant classes in presenting their definition of reality”…

The media is largely dominated with money-making corporations and elitists who potentially use their position to manipulate their ideologies upon media consumers. However, the growing popularity of user-generated content platforms has resulted in the increase of public opinion, allowing audiences to actively use the media. Using News Corp, owned by Rupert Murdoch, this essay will begin to question whether press barons such as Murdoch exercise the majority of their power in determining the…

The laws and regulations imposed on women by the seemingly dominant males in the religion conform to the characteristic of hegemony described by Antonio Gramsci. The dress code is used to objectify women who face the threat of violence or worse In case they choose not to wear the Hijab. This is despite the fact that the Islamic teachings do not specify that it is a must to dress in a certain manner. The…