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The Counterculture

Right: Random hippies in native dress. The Counterculture. Section 19.3. What is the Counter Culture?. Capture: Spiro Agnew holds forth on the ‘effete intellectual snobs’ he blames for the counterculture. Describe the counterculture:. Culture adopted by many teenage baby boomers

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The Counterculture

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  1. Right: Random hippies in native dress The Counterculture Section 19.3

  2. What is the Counter Culture? Capture: Spiro Agnew holds forth on the ‘effete intellectual snobs’ he blames for the counterculture

  3. Describe the counterculture: • Culture adopted by many teenage baby boomers • Rejected “The Establishment” • middleclass values of previous generation (over 30) • People that represented power, authority, status quo • Generation gap • Different value, fears, attitudes • Communicated discontent thru music • Most prominent group= Hippies Above: some hippies on a ‘love bus’; below: some protest music between classes

  4. Values of Establishment Conformity Product of 1950s Hardworking 9-5 jobs Materialistic Consumerism Trusted science, government Values of Counterculture Freewheeling “Do your own thing.” Unconventional occupations Minimalist Take what you need, share Trusted inner feelings over intellect Deep distrust of authority Describe the differences between Counterculture and the Establishment:

  5. Who were the Hippies? • Most visible and shocking group of the counterculture • Believed in “free love” • Sex without love • Encouraged by “The Pill” • Advocated • Drug use • Followed guru Timothy Leary’s call for experiments with LSD • “Turn on, tune in, drop out.” • Public nudity Above: more random hippies; below: university officials remove protestor

  6. Describe the new religious movements that appeared from the Counterculture: • New fascination with Eastern Religions • Rejected materialism of the West • Believed the body is a prison! • Moonies • Formerly called the Unification Church • Members believe that Reverend Sun Myung Moon was the new Messiah • Hare Krishna • Followed ancient Hindu sect that worshipped the god, Krishna Above: Rev. Moon; below: a group of Hare Krishnas

  7. Describe City Hangouts: • Most famous • Haight-Ashbury • Section within San Francisco • East Village • Section of NY • coffee houses provided an empty room with mattresses (Pad) • Anyone could “crash” there • No regard for sexual or marital status • “Diggers” operated store with free clothing • Music, open drug use, street performances common Clockwise from upper left: infamous hippie corner in SanFran; drug addict; college kids in the new hippie style

  8. Hangouts Capture from clip on Haight-Ashbury

  9. Describe Rural Communes: Pictures all depict people in 1960s rural communes: no idea why it says ‘me’ in upper left • Isolated counterculture communities • Tried to set up their “utopian” society • Rejected technology, materialistic values of mainstream America • Praised spontaneity • Rejected rules, order, etc. • Unsuccessful • Overcrowded with “Weekend Hipsters • No money, no privacy

  10. The Stones Capture from clip on another invasion: The Stones roll in

  11. How did the Counterculture affect Mainstream America? • Vietnam War • Protest movement • Diet • Health food, vegetarian, yogurt, organically grown veggies • Fashion • Long hair, military surplus attire, tied-dyed, patched clothing • Music • Rock & Roll • Elvis, Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix • Dance • No partner but within a group • Reflected counterculture stress of individuality within a group Above: Woodstock; below: Jimi Hendrix

  12. What was Woodstock? Insert: poster advertising Woodstock • A Music and Art festival held in Woodstock, NY (August, 1969) • Culmination of the counterculture • Three Days of Peace and Love • 32 of best known performers appeared • Tickets were $24 but concert became free • 400 thousands attended

  13. Country Joe Presentation Country Joe and the Fish on stage

  14. Country Joe and the Fish Capture from clip of CJ+F

  15. Janis Joplin Presentation One of Janis Joplin’s looks: round dark glasses and a cabaret shirt

  16. Janis Joplin Capture of Joplin performing

  17. Joan Baez Presentation Joan Baez and a young Bob Dylan

  18. Joan Baez Live

  19. Hendrix Presentation Jimi Hendrix with his unique guitar

  20. Jimi Hendrix Live

  21. Hendrix at Woodstock

  22. The Counterculture v. The Establishment: Vietnam Capture shows US Capitol: clip is on clashes over Vietnam policy

  23. Andy Warhol Presentation Andy Warhol, by Andy Warhol (all orange, in pop art style)

  24. How did the Counterculture affect Art: • Purpose was to entertain • Poked fun at Establishment • Andy Warhol • Created Pop Art • Reproduced “mass produced” images over and over • The “gods” of the modern era • Mocked consumer society Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe: nine frames with different colors, on one poster

  25. Clip on Andy Warhol and ‘Campbell’s Soup Can’ Capture from clip on Warhol’s can

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