Are the cultural upheavals of the 1960s nothing more than a media myth, recycled as endless nostalgia? Woodstock, the Summer of Love, student protests, the debacle that was the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago evoke a period of material prosperity, cultural innovation, and youthful rebellion. B...

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Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London u.a. Routledge 1992
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1960-1970 Geschichte 1956-1970 Arts britanniques - Thèmes, motifs Arts et société - Grande-Bretagne Kunst Sociale aspecten Gesellschaft Arts and society > Great Britain Arts, British > 20th century > Themes, motives Kulturrevolution Künste Kultur Englisch Literatur Großbritannien Aufsatzsammlung
Zusammenfassung:	Are the cultural upheavals of the 1960s nothing more than a media myth, recycled as endless nostalgia? Woodstock, the Summer of Love, student protests, the debacle that was the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago evoke a period of material prosperity, cultural innovation, and youthful rebellion. But how far did the radical aspirations and utopian ideals really go? And what is the legacy of the social, political, and cultural transformations which characterized the decade? In an interdisciplinary collection of specially commissioned essays, Cultural revolution? uncovers the complex economic and political contexts in which these changes took place. Covering a wide variety of art forms--drama, television, music, film, poetry, literature, and the visual arts--the contributors investigate how the culture of the 1960s became politicized, and how its inherent contradictions still have repercussions for the arts today. Cultural revolution? will be an important resource for students and teachers involved in cultural studies, and media and communication studies.
Beschreibung:	VIII, 287 S.
ISBN:	0415078245 0415078253