Gramsci’s Cultural Hegemony Theory And Contemporary Value

Gramsci’s theory of Cultural hegemony was put forward by Gramsci against the background of the successful October social revolution in Russia and the failure of the proletarian movement in Western and Eastern Europe,combined with the influence of the First World War on the eastern and Western societies.The theory of Cultural hegemony was based on Marxist practical philosophy,Machiavelli’s thought and the theory of the social revolution of the eastern and Western proletariats at that time.O n the basis of analysis,it includes the main contents of civil society,Cultural hegemony in civil society,the relationship between Cultural hegemony and political leadership,organic intellectuals,and positional warfare.The theory emphasizes that the proletariat in western capitalist society must first seize Cultural hegemony and then political leadership in order to seize domination.That is to say,it emphasizes the important role of Cultural hegemony in the revolution,highlights the function of Cultural hegemony in maintaining and consolidating the state power after the victory of the revolution,and emphasizes the leading role of ideology.Although this theory has some shortcomings,it has important practicability for socialism with Chinese characteristics at the present stage.Since the 19 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,China’s various undertakings have developed steadily,and the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics has steadily entered a new stage.At the same time,the Party and the state attach great importance to the important role of ideological leadership.Faced with the collision of diversification of social ideological trends,the mainstream ideology of the country has been weakened to varying degrees,and the people’s sense of identity of the country is inevitably impacted.Therefore,inspiration is drawn from Gramsci’s theory of Cultural hegemony,ideological propaganda and education,timeliness of implementing ideological and political theory courses in Colleges and universities,and active public opinion guidance and grasp of the mainstream media.The orientation of socialist advanced culture and cultural self-confidence should be adhered to.