TITLE: The Sixties

DATE: November 30 & December 14, 2012

TIME: 8:30-3:00

LOCATION: University Hall, ADP Center Room 1143

INSTRUCTOR: Gregory Waters, Ph.D.

In the tumultous decade of the Sixties, literature, music and film were all transformed by political events, and to some extent political events were transformed by popular culture as well.  This seminar is designed for anyone interested in exploring the intersections of politics and culture, and in considering the lasting impact of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war, the counterculture, Black power, the women's movement, gay liberation, and Watergate on American history and culture.  This decade was a period of incredible hope, turmoil, despair and desperation, one that shaped a generation and transformed America.  The seminar will examine all forms of expression, including poetry (Allen Ginsberg, Frank O'Hara, Sylvia Plath), music (Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan), film clips ("Dr. Strangelove", "Rebel Without a Cause", "Apocalypse Now"), and political documents (the Port Huron Statement, NOW Bill of Rights), etc.

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You must attend both sessions in order to receive PD hours