Every rising social group organically produces its own intellectuals to articulate its function

Evidence

Gramsci states: “Every social group coming into existence on the original terrain of an essential function in the world of economic production, creates together with itself, organically, one or more strata of intellectuals which give it homogeneity and an awareness of its own function not only in economic but also in the social and political fields.” — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent, 1176

Categorization

• DEFINE: Gramsci’s core definition of organic intellectuals, which underwrites the chapter’s argument about black Baptist women as organic intellectuals of their community.
• XREF: connects to: Each rising class generates its own organic intellectuals from its practical activity — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 253; Every social group forms its own specialized intellectual categories. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 271; Intellectuals act as functionaries of the superstructures mediating society and production — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 277 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Each rising class generates its own organic intellectuals from its practical activity #corroborates (1.00) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 253
• Every social group forms its own specialized intellectual categories. #corroborates (0.92) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 271
• Intellectuals divide into traditional and organic groups tied to class formations #expands (0.88) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 245
• Dominant groups conquer traditional intellectuals by developing organic ones. #expands (0.85) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 271
• Intellectuals act as functionaries of the superstructures mediating society and production #expands (0.82) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 277
• Political parties are mechanisms for producing organic intellectuals #exemplifies (0.80) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 292
• Intellectuals either serve existing power or align with emerging popular forces. #expands (0.78) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 126
• Intellectuals are any social stratum exercising organizational functions, not merely cultural elites #qualifies (0.75) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 527
• Neoliberal intellectuals formed a thought collective as a unit #exemplifies (0.74) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 10
• Individual intellectual achievements are culminations of collective momentum #qualifies (0.72)