HISTORY 237 - The Sixties

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

American Studies, Integrated Arts This course examines the irony of increasing political dissent and violence in an era of relative prosperity. It touches on such topics as civil rights, media and politics, narcissism, the Cuban missile crisis, youth alienation, popular culture, and the feminist movement. It takes an in-depth look at the presidents who left their mark on the decade-John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon-as well as the most disruptive crisis of the post-World War II years, the war in Vietnam.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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