TA 241 - Examining the Sixties:History,Art,and Legacy

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Eastern Connecticut State University

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This course, offered by two historians who specialize in 20th-century American history, explores the 1960s from the dual perspectives of history and the arts.Political and artistic change happened concurrently in this era, and was often instigated by people who promoted societal change via the creation of art.The course approaches the period as "the long '60s," beginning in the early 1950s and ending in 1975 with the U.S.withdrawal of forces from Vietnam.Class sessions combine lecture, discussion, and experiential events as a means of understanding how art and activism worked hand-in-hand.Students may choose to take this course for either visual and performing art or history core credit.Also listed as HI 2 41.This course meets the U.S. diversity requiremen t. Three credits

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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