Cultural Innovations Ms. Kulick 11 th Grade US History November 13, 2012

Thumbs Up or Down?  Has any one of you heard of Charles Lindbergh?  Has any one heard of or read the book The Great Gatsby?  Thumbs up if you’ve heard of Babe Ruth.

Main Themes  We will explore cultural innovations of the 1920s covering topics such as:  Art  Literature  Sports  Popular Culture  Harlem Renaissance  Women

Art  Diverse range of artistic styles, each attempting to express the individual, modern experience.  Artists  John Marin  Charles Scheeler  Edward Hopper

John Marin

Charles Scheeler

Edward Hopper

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Literature  Ernest Hemingway- A novelist who wrote about disillusionment and reevaluated the myths of American heroes. He created characters who were “heroic antiheroes” – flawed individuals who still had heroic qualities of mind and spirit.  F. Scott Fitzgerald- A writer who created colorful, glamorous characters who chased futile dreams in The Great Gatsby, a novel that poignantly exposed the emptiness and superficiality of much of modern society.

Check for Understanding  “And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy.”  “In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.”  “I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”  “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”  “You see I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me.”

Sports  Babe Ruth- A baseball star who became famous for hitting hundreds of home runs.  Jack Dempsey- A boxer who held the title of world heavyweight champion from  Red Grange- A college football player from the University of Illinois. Known as the “Galloping Ghost” because of his speed and ability to evade members of opposing teams.

Popular Culture  Charles Lindbergh- Completed the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.  Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and Chicago’s South Side- Many artists, writers, and intellectuals flocked to this neighborhood. It offered young artists new lifestyles.  Bohemian- An artistic and unconventional way of life.  The Jazz Singer- The first “talking” picture. Marked the beginning of the golden age of Hollywood.  Mass media- Radio, movies, newspapers, and magazines aimed at a broad audience. Their easy availability helped to break down the narrow focus on local interests. Fostered a sense of national experience.

Check for Understanding 1. __________ Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and Chicago’s South Side 2. __________ The Jazz Singer 3. __________ Mass media 4. __________ Bohemian 5. __________ Charles Lindbergh A. The first “talking” picture that created the popular Hollywood film scene B. Neighborhoods that many young artists flocked to in hopes of obtaining a new, artistic lifestyle C. An artistic way of life D. First aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean E. Became vastly available in the 1920s which fostered a sense of community across the nation B A E C D

Harlem Renaissance  Langston Hughes- African American poet and writer who expressed this new pride in their heritage, while attack racism.  Zora Neale Hurston- One of the first successful African-American women authors. Published Their Eyes Watching God.  Marcus Garvey- A Jamaican-born man who was a highly controversial political activist, known for his fiery rhetoric and fancy uniforms.

Who Said It? “No man may make another free.” “The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.” “We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line.” -Langston Hughes -Marcus Garvey -Zora Neale Hurston

Women  Margaret Sanger- A public health nurse who believed that the standard of living could be improved if families limited the number of children they had. She founded the American Birth Control League in 1921, which became Planned Parenthood in the 1940s.  Margaret Mead- One of the first woman anthropologists who published the highly regarded study, Coming of Age in Samoa, which described life in a Pacific island culture.