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Culture and Counterculture

Culture and Counterculture. The 1960’s saw the rise of the counterculture Counterculture: a movement of youths who had grown disillusioned with the war in Vietnam and injustice in America Many rejected modern American society, specifically materialism, technology, and war

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Culture and Counterculture

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  1. Culture and Counterculture

  2. The 1960’s saw the rise of the counterculture • Counterculture: a movement of youths who had grown disillusioned with the war in Vietnam and injustice in America • Many rejected modern American society, specifically materialism, technology, and war • They left home, school, and work to live in communes: places that rejected private ownership, money, and government • Many in the counterculture were known as hippies • Characterized by rock ‘n’ roll, outrageous clothing, sexual license, and illegal drugs • Many turned to Eastern religions, including Buddhism and branches of Hinduism • By the 1970’s, much of the counterculture movement had ended • Many communes collapsed • Experimenting with drugs turned to addiction, homelessness, and death by overdose

  3. Pop Art 1. Describe this image (“Whaam!” by Roy Lichtenstein)

  4. Pop Art 2. Describe this image (“Retroactive 1” by Robert Rauschenberg)

  5. Pop Art 3. Describe this image (“Marilyn” by Andy Warhol)

  6. Pop Art 4. Use your answers to questions 1-3 to come up with a definition of pop art

  7. Music in the 1960’s • Music changed in the 1960’s 5. Describe this song (“The Times They Are A-Changin’” by Bob Dylan) from the early 1960’s

  8. Music in the 1960’s • Music changed in the 1960’s 6. Describe this song (“All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix) from the late 1960’s

  9. Music in the 1960’s • Music changed in the 1960’s 7. Use your answers to questions 5 and 6 to describe how popular music changed in the 1960’s

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