HIS 330 - The Sixties: Politics, Culture, and Happenings

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Antioch University-System Administration

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Description:

This course surveys important political and cultural themes of the 1960s, focusing on the general legacy of the period from a contemporary perspective. Topics include the Vietnam War and the movements it spawned; Berkeley upheavals from the Free Speech Movement to People's Park; Civil Rights and rise of the Black Panthers; the rock revolution and its cultural ambience; the French May and 1968 protests across the world; Weather politics; assassinations of the 1960s and their aftermath; the maturation of the New Left into new social movements of the 1970s. The survey encompasses historical context, political events, cultural transformations, shifts in class, race, and gender relations, and the larger global impact. HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE DOMAIN

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.antioch.edu

Phone Number:

(937) 769-1372

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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