Counterculture in the 60s
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A short sum up of what happened in this decenny.
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Counterculture in the 60s
- 1. American countercultures in the 60's By Clara Haureix 25/01/14 Clara Haureix 1
- 2. I) A huge change for society : Utopia and Revolt a) Minorities against segregation b) War in Vietnam and the uprising of the youth c) Sexually marginalized people II) Influence on arts a) Literature and cinema b) Music c) Paintings and photographies III) The Dark Side of the Moon a) « self-enlightenment » and the gurus b) Artists and business 25/01/14 Clara Haureix 2
- 3. I) Utopia and Revolt Minorities against segregationnam ● The Chicanos movement ● The Black movement ● The Native movement 25/01/14 Clara Haureix 3
- 4. I) Utopia and Revolt War in Vietnam, the uprising of the youth ● ● 58 000 dead (USA) ● 25/01/14 1956-1975 2 million dead (Vietnam) Clara Haureix 4
- 5. I) Utopia and Revolt Sexually marginalized people ● 1962 : repealing of the « anti-sodomy » laws ● 1969 : Stonewall Riots ● Greenwich Village 25/01/14 Clara Haureix 5
- 6. I) Utopia and Revolt Sexually marginalized people ● 1962 : repealing of the « anti-sodomy » laws ● 1969 : Stonewall Riots ● Greenwich Village 25/01/14 Clara Haureix 5
Editor's Notes
- Introduction : You've all heard about the hippie movement:daisies, bright colours, the peace and love sign, LSD and « Happy together » by The Turtles … We all have that idealist and quite naive picture of that movement lead by long-haired, naked and stinky people who wanted a peaceful world. But beyond all that kind of clichés, there had been a real and strong uprising of the people that lived in the 60s. This was an era marked by the need for change, and for eveybody that was marginalized : Black people, gays, the youth and the poor. We're gonna show you how this apparently wonderful counter culture was in reality dark-tinted and revolutionnary. This is actually what then lead to the May 68 students and workers revolution in France. I