HIEU 242 Chapter Notes - Chapter 28: Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Nikita Khrushchev
22 May 2018
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HIEU 242 Ch 28 Notes
-mid 1960s- 1.3 million foreign workers in West Germany, 1.8 million in France
-agriculture transformed—> more money to spend elsewhere—> economic boom—>
people move from rural to urban
-trade unions still powerful
-1958- Khrushchev educational reform
•pursue a course of study and become a manager if you don’t question the state
-mass consumption in Western Europe shifted values
•Eastern Europe government determined how consumer goods would be distributed
-contributed to Communist downfall
-radio and magazines grow in popularity—> new communities of interest
•music aimed to reach the young
-rock= sound of worldwide youth culture
-art and market booms
•abstract expressionism
•pop art
•tongue in cheek seriousness central theme
-film flourished after WWII
•Hollywood had advantages- huge domestic market
•more color films
•censorship break down
•Americanization
-sexual revolution 1960s
•no longer taboo to discuss—front page news
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