Counterculture of the 1960s

The British perspective understands rock ‘n’ roll is U.S. derived music, a hybrid of the whites and blacks that emerged in the 1950s to be a commercial force in the early 1960s. The original sounds of Little Richard and Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Bill Haley lost their appeals as the new decade commenced. The Beatles in the UK emerged in 1962 and attracted terms like pop and beat. As the group popularity grew and as they…

is about Holly and Paul’s story together in New York City, with adventures and their experiences together of living in the big city. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a classic love story that captures the lives of New Yorkers in the late 1950s and early 1960s (Breakfast at Tiffany’s). To begin, the revolution of American women in the 1950s was hugely reflected in the film. The main character, Holly Golightly, was not a typical…

The next era was the “Bittersweet Reinvention,” which lasted from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, and integrated the counterculture, along with presenting sex more frankly and not guaranteeing “happily ever afters.” The mid-1980s to the early 2000s brought forth more unconventional love stories, and the genre found itself making money again, so many films…

symbolism to demonstrate the issue of political apathy among the average American voter. When Buckley published his article to Esquire magazine in 1960, the United States was undergoing a political transformation that would define the entire decade. President John F. Kennedy would win a close victory against Vice President Richard Nixon in the 1960 elections, and would…

own, by myself, right out that front door, with all the traditional red tape and complications’” (Kesey 307). It can be inferred from the many examples Kesey has provided that Harding is a homosexual. Society was not accepting of homosexuals in the 1960s; people still face judgement due to their sexual preference. Harding allowed society’s opinions to affect the way he thought of himself. Instead of accepting his homosexuality, Harding turned to the hospital to hide from the outside world.…

After the television came about in the 1960’s, it became a major news carrier. The Vietnam war was considered the first televised war and coined the nickname the “living room war”. Americans sat in their homes at night and watched graphic air footage from the battlefield and were often horrified…

怀䢀埔r Piece #2 (1976) by Sol LeWitt, viewed at The University of Akron, at Collection of the Akron Art Museum, on September 16, 2014, is a great example of the artist’s work. Although his artwork ranges from wall drawings to these types of structures, and even sculptures, this object viewed at the museum represents the diverse works of art that were presented at his time period in an accordingly fashion. The theory that Sol LeWitt worked off of in the creation of his objects was, but is not…

Leather jackets were likely to have first been made as military uniforms for German pilots during World War I, they served as a protective outerwear layer. In 1928, a few years after WWI came the existence of the Perfecto jacket through a partnership between Beck Industries, a Harley-Davidson distributor, and Irving Schott, manufacturing clothing company located in New York city. It is believed that Beck asked the Schott brothers to design a leather jacket that could…

movement was the common title Americans used to define the out casted individuals and their actions that began to take place in the early 1960s and continued on through the 1970s. The movement started as vocal opposition to the United States taking part in the Vietnam War. Soon after, this generation ultimately transformed into a liberal counterculture. A counterculture is a subculture that has values and behavioral norms that are substantially different from those of the mainstream society, or…

A Timeline of Laughter: Comedy Through the Years Audiences have been entertained by stand-up comedians for more than a century. From the vaudeville shows of the 1800s to the musical stand-up acts of modern times, the history of stand-up comedy is rich – and its evolution has consisted of a fascinating timeline filled with tears and laughter. Whether a person prefers comedy delivered with dry wit, ribald cynicism, or silly banter meant to engage the audience, there is something for everyone…