11/30 Barker Chap 14 " Cultural Politics and Cultural Policy"

"The emergence of cultural studies as an institutionally located enterprise did not coincide with an upsurge of class struggle."

 Hegenomy was a concept that was used in relation to social class, now it embodies relations towards sex, gender, age, national identity, and ethnicity. One of the most important concepts that hegenomy has adapted towards is femenism. This shows us that cultural politics and policy has had its turns and tweeks in history in order to fulfill the ideology of citizens in need of "democracy."

Cultural politics and policy had to assimilate to regulate and produce cultural identities and social action. In cultural politics African Americans challenge the representation of black people as a marginal and crminalized. Women want to be citizens of equal standing with men; but both African Americans and women are still fighting for the establishment of their cultural policy. Language is very important for redescribing because in order to say anything and take action there must be a temporary closure to the meaning of what is being challenged for redescription.