The Counterculture Section 19.3 Right: Random hippies in native dress
What is the Counter Culture? Capture: Spiro Agnew holds forth on the ‘effete intellectual snobs’ he blames for the counterculture
Describe the counterculture: Culture adopted by many teenage baby boomers Rejected “The Establishment” –middleclass values of previous generation (over 30) –People that represented power, authority, status quo Generation gap –Different value, fears, attitudes Communicated discontent thru music Most prominent group= Hippies Above: some hippies on a ‘love bus’; below: some protest music between classes
Describe the differences between Counterculture and the Establishment: Values of Establishment –Conformity Product of 1950s –Hardworking 9-5 jobs –Materialistic Consumerism –Trusted science, government Values of Counterculture –Freewheeling “Do your own thing.” –Unconventional occupations –Minimalist Take what you need, share –Trusted inner feelings over intellect –Deep distrust of authority
Who were the Hippies? Most visible and shocking group of the counterculture Believed in “free love” –Sex without love –Encouraged by “The Pill” Advocated –Drug use Followed guru Timothy Leary’s call for experiments with LSD “Turn on, tune in, drop out.” –Public nudity Above: more random hippies; below: university officials remove protestor
Describe the new religious movements that appeared from the Counterculture: New fascination with Eastern Religions –Rejected materialism of the West Believed the body is a prison! Moonies –Formerly called the Unification Church –Members believe that Reverend Sun Myung Moon was the new Messiah Hare Krishna –Followed ancient Hindu sect that worshipped the god, Krishna Above: Rev. Moon; below: a group of Hare Krishnas
Describe City Hangouts: Most famous –Haight-Ashbury Section within San Francisco –East Village Section of NY coffee houses provided an empty room with mattresses (Pad) –Anyone could “crash” there –No regard for sexual or marital status “Diggers” operated store with free clothing Music, open drug use, street performances common Clockwise from upper left: infamous hippie corner in SanFran; drug addict; college kids in the new hippie style
Hangouts Capture from clip on Haight- Ashbury
Describe Rural Communes: Isolated counterculture communities –Tried to set up their “utopian” society Rejected technology, materialistic values of mainstream America Praised spontaneity Rejected rules, order, etc. Unsuccessful Overcrowded with “Weekend Hipsters No money, no privacy Pictures all depict people in 1960s rural communes: no idea why it says ‘me’ in upper left
The Stones Capture from clip on another invasion: The Stones roll in
How did the Counterculture affect Mainstream America? Vietnam War –Protest movement Diet –Health food, vegetarian, yogurt, organically grown veggies Fashion –Long hair, military surplus attire, tied- dyed, patched clothing Music –Rock & Roll –Elvis, Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix Dance –No partner but within a group Reflected counterculture stress of individuality within a group Above: Woodstock; below: Jimi Hendrix
What was Woodstock? A Music and Art festival held in Woodstock, NY (August, 1969) Culmination of the counterculture Three Days of Peace and Love 32 of best known performers appeared Tickets were $24 but concert became free 400 thousands attended Insert: poster advertising Woodstock
Country Joe Presentation Country Joe and the Fish on stage
Country Joe and the Fish Capture from clip of CJ+F
Janis Joplin Presentation One of Janis Joplin’s looks: round dark glasses and a cabaret shirt
Janis Joplin Capture of Joplin performing
Joan Baez Presentation Joan Baez and a young Bob Dylan
Joan Baez Live
Hendrix Presentation Jimi Hendrix with his unique guitar
Jimi Hendrix Live
Hendrix at Woodstock
The Counterculture v. The Establishment: Vietnam Capture shows US Capitol: clip is on clashes over Vietnam policy
Andy Warhol Presentation Andy Warhol, by Andy Warhol (all orange, in pop art style)
How did the Counterculture affect Art: Purpose was to entertain Poked fun at Establishment Andy Warhol –Created Pop Art –Reproduced “mass produced” images over and over –The “gods” of the modern era –Mocked consumer society Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe: nine frames with different colors, on one poster
Clip on Andy Warhol and ‘Campbell’s Soup Can’ Capture from clip on Warhol’s can