HIS378H1 Lecture Notes - Merry Pranksters, 27 Club, Shared Space
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His378 lecture tune in, turn out, drop out: counterculture(s) th , 2014. Difficult to speak of one, unified counterculture. Difficult to find another decade in which people fought back so hard against society. In many ways, this movement has become something of a modern joke. More than challenging the hierarchical and patriarchal society, the counterculture also fought the very foundations of american society and the american dream. The definition of success in america is being brought into question: introduction. People believed in a personal protest of mind, body and soul. Consistent belief that america has lost its ways. Felt they were reclaiming the basic tenet of american democracy: that you can live however you see fit. Other view on the counterculture: people with a transformative urge. Imp. because dismiss hippies as na ve, but we have to remember that they, and many other americans, believed that the world could genuinely change for the better.
