The Research On Gramsci’s Cultural Hegemony Thought

Gramsci,during his short life of46years old, had spent more than10years in prison, whichcould not imprison his ceaseless thinking. The depth of his thought and the extensive influenceare all amazing.Cultural hegemony had been put forward by gramsci, which was based on the summary andreflection of experience and lessons of the proletarian revolution in the Western Europe, as wellas the revolt against some theorists of second international about Marxist classical writers’misinterpretation "economic determinism", and combined with new changes of faradismcapitalist countries in the early20th century. Gramsci’s cultural leadership, which had inheritedand developed the thought of leadership of the proletariat, is the core of all his ideology., As oneof the most original theorists of Marxism after the death of Lenin, gramsci’s influence on latergenerations is huge. Althusser said in "For Marx":"after the Marx and Lenin, who is reallyengaged in or continue the exploration? As far as I know, only gramsci do.... he described all thebasic problems of Italian history and European history in" Prison Notebooks ", which coversvarious aspects of the problem such as economic, social, political, cultural, and so on. He alsoput forward some very unique, or even talented ideas on the superstructure,which is Stilltoday’s fundamental problem. In addition, there are some new concepts, which can be called newdiscovery, e.g., the concept of cultural hegemony is an "outstanding example" to solve theproblem of mutual penetration between Economics and Politics theoretically. Unfortunately, atleast in France, who goes on with gramsci’s endeavor on theory?"①This article, which is set in the investigation of the practice of the birth of gramsci’scultural leadership thought and the thinking source, and set the analysis of the applied place,themain body, implementation of the form as the foundation, systematically analyzes the status, role, features and profound influence on later generations of the cultural leadership thought in theideological system. And beginning with the essence of the cultural leadership, it analyses theinner link between the cultural leadership and political legitimacy, it considers the culturalleadership as the deep foundation of ideological and political education, combining with China’scultural security issues,it analyses its theoretical reality enlightenment.The first part mainly discusses the realistic background and theoretical origin of the culturalleadership thought. The emergence and development of a person’s thoughts, is not only areflection of it’s life experiences and social status, and compacting and refraction of its individualpractice, it also reflects the era theme and its interpretation and reflection of the predecessors’results. Realistic background including gramsci’s life experience, the hardships of revolutionarypolitical career, and his exploration of European socialist revolution road, and the criticism andreflection on the second international economic determinism. The theory origins include in theItalian native resources and direct theoretical source (Marx’s civil society theory and practicalmaterialism, especially Lenin’s political leadership, thought).The second part expounds the main contents of cultural leadership thoughts. Rethinking therelationship between the state and civil society of the fordism capitalist society, this paperexpounds the connotation of gramsci regime, reveals the cultural leadership acquisition andconstruction is to rely on the role of "education and shape", and need the ruled class is voluntaryto agree with the ruling class, need the vital interest to accepts itself to sustain. Civil society is animportant place of cultural leadership to implement. By the investigation to the intellectual of anoriginal theory, analyzing the difference and the connection between gramsci traditionalintellectuals and the organic intellectuals, this paper expounds the organic connection betweenthe organic intellectuals and the proletarian party and its important role in the revolution.Organic intellectuals are the main part to contend for the cultural leadership. By the investigationto the most original integrity revolution strategy, and the difference of strategy and tacticsbetween the western proletarian revolution and the eastern proletarian revolution, this paperreveals the importance of positional warfare in western revolution domain. The flexible use ofpositional warfare and mobile warfare are an important implement for cultural leadership tocontend for.The third part mainly illustrates the important status, function, main characteristics and itsinfluence on later generations of gramsci’s cultural leadership thought in his ideological system.First of all, by analyzing the content and relationship of gramsci’s practical philosophy, politicalphilosophy,,the paper puts forward the necessity and importance of cultural leadership thoughtsto understand in general. Generality is not only the important feature and essence of Marxism theory, but also the basis and premise for us to understand and grasp cultural leadership thoughts.Secondly, laying emphasis on from five aspects such as perspectives of the contradictory unityto study problems, the combination of revolutionary strategy and tactics and so on,, the papersummarizes the main features of the cultural leadership. Finally, the paper mainly illustrates themain influence of the cultural leadership thought on Birmingham school, Frankfurt school(marcuse, habermas), althusser, new gramsci.The fourth part mainly discusses the cultural leadership thought is the foundation tounderstand the ideological and political education power. First of all, the paper analyzes theessence of the cultural leadership, points out the "culture" and "leadership" is the combination ingenetic sense, which the culture is endowed with unique explanation power to the society. Allproblems of Gramsci’s cultural leadership are developed and constructed around the legitimacy.On this basis, the paper puts forward the cultural leadership is a precondition to obtain andconsolidate political leadership,. Secondly, on the basis of inquiry of political legitimacy problem,the paper further analyzes the relationship between cultural leadership and the ideological andpolitical education power. Finally, on the basis of analyzing the ideological and politicaleducation power and its properties, the paper puts forward the cultural leadership is the deepfoundation to understand ideological and political education power.The fifth part explains the enlightenment of cultural leadership thoughts to current China’scultural security and the construction. On the basis of Chinese current ideology security, thepaper also puts forward several Suggestions of defensive line on Chinese ideology security; Andfrom aspects of Establishing and improving the interest coordination mechanism, improvingsocial security mechanism, Strengthening to survey and research the public opinion to resolvesocial contradictions and conflicts, the resolutely punishing corruption, etc, the paper analyzesthe integration and coordination of factors affecting the safety of China’s ideology, and weshould constantly consolidate the basis of socialist core value system of social identity. Theconclusion part of the article, reviews and summarizes all the text, and look forward to the futurestudy. on this topic.