Prison Notebooks

The "Prison Notebooks" are a series of writings by Italian Marxist thinker Antonio Gramsci, composed during his imprisonment from 1929 to 1935. They explore ideas about how culture, education, and ideology influence society and power structures. Gramsci emphasizes the importance of cultural hegemony — the way dominant groups shape societal beliefs to maintain control — and advocates for intellectual and cultural work as a means of achieving social change. The notebooks combine political theory, philosophy, and history, offering insights into how societies can transform from within by challenging existing power dynamics through cultural and intellectual engagement.