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Student Movement & the Counterculture

Student Movement & the Counterculture. Roots. Booming economy after WWII Value conformity over independence & financial gain over spiritual and social advancement College enrollment took off Students for a Democratic Society “ New left ” Port Huron Statement

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Student Movement & the Counterculture

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  1. Student Movement & the Counterculture

  2. Roots • Booming economy after WWII • Value conformity over independence & financial gain over spiritual and social advancement • College enrollment took off • Students for a Democratic Society • “New left” • Port Huron Statement • Stop accepting a country run by big corporations and big government • Free Speech Movement • Led by Mario Savio & started at Berkley College • Faceless administration employing vague rules & punishments • Supreme Court ruled in favor of the students

  3. Counterculture • Mostly white upper & middle–class • Promoted • flamboyant dress • Rock music • Drug use • Free & independent living • Utopian Ideal • Full of love, empathy , tolerance & cooperation • Communes • Group living arrangements in which members shared everything • Haight-Ashbury district • Decline • Communes turned dangerous • Lifestyle was not practical

  4. Culture • Fashion • Long hair • Art/Pop Art • Andy Warhol • Up to the observer to give the work meaning • Music & Dance • R&R would topple the establishment • Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix • Woodstock

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