Key Concepts:

● Cultural resistance
● Cultural hegemony
● Subcultural theory
Context:
● Race Relations
● Thatcher’s Britain
Case Studies:
● Rock Against Racism
● Rock Against Sexism
● 2 Tone

Cultural resistence

-Overt political protest is uncommon. When it occurs, it often results in a backlash.
– Even if overt political protest does results in changes in legislation, it won’t necessarily change public
opinion.
-Culture is what influences people’s hearts, minds and opinions. This is the site of popular change.

Political protest

-Attempts to change to laws or legislation
– Organised political movements
– Public protests
– Petitions, marches

-Cultural resistance
– Everyday people

The political, personal and cultural are always intertwined

Cultural hegemony

Hegemonic: dominant, ruling-class, power-holders
-Hegemonic culture: the dominant culture
-Cultural hegemony: power, rule, or domination maintained by ideological and cultural means.
– Ideology: worldview – beliefs, assumptions and values

Race

Paul Gilroy highlighted black youth cultures which represented cultural solutions- racism and poverty.