Gramscis

Gramscis is a surname of Italian origin. The name is most commonly associated with Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), an Italian Marxist theorist, politician, and journalist who helped lead the Communist Party of Italy. While in prison by Mussolini's regime, he wrote the Prison Notebooks, in which he articulated his theory of cultural hegemony, arguing that societal power rests as much on shared beliefs and institutions as on coercive force. He distinguished between a ruling class's political and cultural leadership and the role of civil society as a terrain of consent. Gramsci also developed the concept of the organic intellectual and emphasized the need for a counter-hegemonic project organized through a strategic alliance of workers and other subordinated groups, or a historical bloc.

In broader usage, Gramscis may refer to other people bearing the surname, though Antonio is the most widely cited figure. The name is found among Italian families and in diaspora communities. In academic discourse, Gramscis can appear when discussing Antonio Gramsci's ideas, his Prison Notebooks, or subsequent interpretations in Marxist theory, cultural studies, and political sociology.

Overall, Gramscis as a term signals a linkage to Antonio Gramsci's contributions to political philosophy and critical theory, and by extension to discussions of culture, ideology, and political change in modern societies.