AMST 266 - The Folk Revival: The Singing Left in Mid-20th-Century America

Institution:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Description:

Emphasizing cultural stratification, political dissent, and commercialization in American youth and popular movements, this course will map the evolving political and cultural landscape of mid-20th-century America through the lens of the Folk Revival, from its origins in various regionalist, nativist, and socialist traditions of the 1920s to its alliance with the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.unc.edu

Phone Number:

(919) 962-2211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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