Gramsci & Cultural Hegemony, Portraits by Francis Picabia, Portrait of Strindberg by Munch
Portrait of Gramsci by Leopold Mendez
Antonio Gramsci (Italian Ales (Sardinia), 22 January 1891 – Rome, 27 April 1937) was an Italian writer, politician, political theorist, philosopher, sociologist, and linguist. He was a founding member and onetime leader of the Communist Party of Italy and was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini’s Fascist regime.
Gramsci was one of the most important Marxist thinkers in the 20th century. He is a notable figure within modern European thought and his writings analyze culture and political leadership. He is known for his theory of cultural hegemony, which describes how states use cultural institutions to maintain power in capitalist societies. (wiki)
Francis Picabia – 22 January 1879 – November 30
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Gertrude Stein by Francis Picabia
Portrait of August Strindberg by Edward Munch
Ingmar Bergman on August Strindberg (see a video)
Ingmar and Lena Olin
Miss Julie – Ingmar directing Lena Olin
August Strindberg was born on Jan 22 1849.