基本説明
This book provides a vivid account of the major cultural forms of 1960s America – fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography – as well as influential texts, trends and figures of the decade: from pop art to protests against the Vietnam War.
Full Description
This book charts the changing complexion of American culture in one of the most culturally vibrant of twentieth-century decades. It provides a vivid account of the major cultural forms of 1960s America - music and performance; film and television; fiction and poetry; art and photography - as well as influential texts, trends and figures of the decade: from Norman Mailer to Susan Sontag; from Muhammad Ali's anti-war protests to Tom Lehrer's stand-up comedy; from Bob Dylan to Rachel Carson; and from Pop Art to photojournalism. A chapter on new social movements demonstrates that a current of conservatism runs through even the most revolutionary movements of the 1960s and the book as a whole looks to the West and especially to the South in the making of the sixties as myth and as history. Key Features:* Focused case studies featuring key texts, genres, writers, artists and cultural trends* Detailed chronology of 1960s American culture* Bibliographies for each chapter* Over 30 black and white illustrations
Contents
List of Figures; List of Case Studies; Chronology of 1960s American Culture; Introduction: The Intellectual Context; 1. Music and Performance; 2. Film and Television; 3. Fiction and Poetry; 4. Art and Photography; 5. New Social Movements and Creative Dissent; Conclusion: The Cultural Legacy of the 1960s; Notes; Bibliogrpahy; Index.
