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

The Idea of Resistance and Political Protest:
● When we first think about political protest, what comes to mind?○ Attempts to change to laws or legislation
○ Organised political movements
○ Public protests
○ Petitions, marches

● However, we can look at political protest in terms of:
○ Cultural resistance
○ Everyday people

● Why look at cultural resistance?
○ 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.
Key idea: the political, personal and cultural are always intertwined