Counterculture

of art, theater, propaganda, and advocacy. The preceding ideal of American culture was mostly about the war life, and many of the youth at this time were sick of it. World War II, and The Vietnam War ultimately led to the spark of the Rock and Counterculture movements throughout America, and the rest of the world. These two movements…

are collective, act outside authority, involve organisation, are continual and challenge or defend existing systems. Some academics, such as Robert Lauer and Morgan Shiply, utilise social movement perspectives to analyse the 1960s LSD-based countercultures. Whilst useful in identifying the social factors that promulgated the initial LSD movement, applied exploration of political and historical factors are limited. Further, the…

Throughout history the US media has unfairly portrayed psychedelic drugs, the counterculture, and philosophies behind them. Psychedelic drugs have been not only misportrayed and lied about, but the work of many successful scientists has been ignored because of the bad stigma behind psychedelic drugs. We will explore how psychedelic drugs can benefit society and help many people. Only until the psychedelic renaissance, present day, has some of the media started seeing psychedelic culture for what…

Podcast Script This photograph was taken in an era where the most defining characteristic of America; freedom, was barraged by the daggers of communism surfacing around the globe. In the 1960’s, American soldiers fought a raging war in Vietnam to protect liberty and freedom on the home-front. With Americans liberties protected, they were able to pursue the American spirit with full force. This image is part of a series called the “Freedom Riders” that Danny Lyon captured and produced. He…

identity. They often use special terms to communicate. Although most subcultures are compatible with the values and norms of the mainstream culture, some are not. These are considered to be countercultures, which are subcultures whose values or activities go against the mainstream culture. Members of the counterculture are subject to ridicule and isolation by the members of the mainstream culture. A movie that depicts the subculture of young technology moguls is called…

with the counterculture that spread to the United States, which held anti establishment views. Supporters of this movement fought for both of the aforementioned movements, as well as abortion and gay rights. Many supporters of this movement rejected the earlier labor movements and Marxism beliefs for society. Stemming off of the new-left and counterculture movements were the hippies, who were youth members of the counterculture. All in all, the new-left movement, as well as the counterculture,…

empowered to demand equality in all aspects of life, including reproductive rights. As women found solidarity within the countercultural community, they were emboldened to confront societal injustices and push for lasting change. Thus, the burgeoning counterculture of the mid-20th century served as a catalyst for the women's rights movement, amplifying its voice and propelling it toward greater visibility and influence in American…

Created in 1968 and running until 2016, Zap Comix was a ground-breaking and defying comic book that defied convention and societal law (Comic Code) it became a model for the Comix movement. A comic that has evolved with the ages taking a progressive and often regressive stance on ‘hot topics’ of the time. In Zap Comix Issue 1 Crumb describes himself as a ‘raving lunatic’ through the use of self-caricatures in this case; Flakey Foont and Mr. Natural. Showing from the get-go Crumb wasn’t one to…

The Aryan Brotherhood had small beginnings within the California state prison systems, but it has since grown into one of the most powerful white supremacist gangs in the world. PUT CITATIONS HERE The Aryan Brotherhood was formed in 1964 by an Irish biker gang in the San Quentin Prison as a method of protection during a period of desegregation of the prison system, which had caused many violent altercations between inmates. The recruits go through a “boot camp” where they do things like physical…

the social turmoil between veterans and the counterculture citizens during that era. She explains how the two main characters, Walter and the Dude, represent the two sides since Walter is a veteran and the Dude is a counterculture hippie. She explains that the dynamic between the two is often strained and states that at the end when the Dude leaves Walter behind, it is mirroring the way that citizens saw Vietnam War veterans. Due to the strong counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, many citizens…