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People

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Antonio Gramsci photographed in the 1920sPerson · trunkTrunkAntonio GramsciItalian Marxist theorist, imprisoned under Mussolini, whose Prison Notebooks developed the concepts of cultural hegemony and the war of position.Sophie and Herbert Marcuse in their New York apartmentPerson · trunkTrunkHerbert MarcuseFrankfurt School philosopher whose One-Dimensional Man and 'Repressive Tolerance' made him the leading theorist of the New Left.Theodor W. AdornoPerson · majorTheodor W. AdornoGerman philosopher, sociologist, and musicologist of the Frankfurt School, co-author of Dialectic of Enlightenment.Rudi DutschkePerson · majorRudi DutschkeLeading figure of the West German student movement who popularized the phrase 'the long march through the institutions'.Max HorkheimerPerson · majorMax HorkheimerGerman philosopher who directed the Institute for Social Research from 1930 and co-authored Dialectic of Enlightenment with Adorno.

Organizations

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The Institute for Social Research building in FrankfurtOrganization · trunkTrunkInstitute for Social ResearchThe Frankfurt research institute, founded in 1923, that became the organizational home of the Frankfurt School and critical theory.

Institutions

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Low Memorial Library at Columbia UniversityInstitution · majorColumbia UniversityNew York university that hosted the exiled Institute for Social Research from 1935.

Works

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Work · trunkTrunkPrison NotebooksGramsci's prison writings (1929-1935), the founding text of the theory of cultural hegemony and the war of position.Cover of One-Dimensional Man by Herbert MarcuseWork · majorOne-Dimensional ManMarcuse's 1964 critique of advanced industrial society and its capacity to absorb and neutralize opposition.

Concepts & Doctrine

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Concept / doctrine · trunkTrunkCritical theoryThe Frankfurt School's program of social critique aimed at unmasking domination in culture, society, and thought.Concept / doctrine · trunkTrunkCultural hegemonyGramsci's account of how a ruling order maintains power through cultural institutions and manufactured consent rather than force alone.