AMST 2680

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AMST 2680
Culture and Politics of the 1960s

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

Fifty years ago, American society exploded; but 1968 was only a moment in the decade when the civil rights movement, the counter culture, and the Vietnam war stimulated alternative lifestyles and powerful dissents that changed the world forever. What can the triumphant and tragic events of the 1960s, and the literary works they inspired, teach a later generation living through a similar crisis of social transformation? This interdisciplinary course puts cultural texts in the context of a turbulent history. Topics include racial justice, the antiwar movement, the New Left, second-wave feminism, gay and lesbian rights, and the music of resistance. Texts will include The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, music of Dylan and Joplin, speeches of King, manifestos, memoirs, and poems.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (CA-AS)

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2680

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15551 AMST 2680   LEC 001

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