60s Counterculture NOTES

Question 1

Early ‘64 Americans still reeling from ______ then _____ arrive on _______

Answer 1

JFK Assassination, Beatles, Ed Sullivan Show

Question 2

What happened to US music as result of british invasion?

Answer 2

Killed much of it minus Beach Boys

Question 3

British invasion end of rock n roll, beginning of _______

Answer 3

rock

Question 4

Anthem of summer of love

Answer 4

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club

Question 5

End of 60s Unraveling

Answer 5

• LBJ escalates involvement in Nam, student riots
• war on poverty going nowhere
• Black Power movement

Question 6

2 important concerts

Answer 6

woodstock, altamont

Question 7

Deaths by end of 69

Answer 7

joplin, hendrix, brian jones, OD

Question 8

Hard Days Night by

Answer 8

Richard Lester

Question 9

Point of Blow Up

Answer 9

Idea that distraction of money and fame cant fill void of loneliness and substitute for soul/ unrequited passion

Question 10

Blow Up genre

Answer 10

murder mystery examining existential nature of reality via photography

Question 11

2 themes of Blow Up

Answer 11

• Male Dominance/Gendered Roles

- Nature of Reality

Question 12

Easy Rider was like a lengthy _________

Answer 12

lengthy music video for 60s counter culture

Question 13

Easy Rider was visionary film but with ________

Answer 13

naive montages and editing choices

Question 14

Easy Rider directed by

Answer 14

Dennis Hopper

Question 15

Easy Rider had a low budget but

Answer 15

made millions at box office (ONE OF HIGHEST GROSSING RELATIVE TO COSTS)

Question 16

Easy Rider had _________ soundtrack

Answer 16

synergistic

Question 17

Synergistic Soundtrack

Answer 17

Sales of this helped movies etc.

Question 18

Counter Culture expressed in Easy Rider through + ex

Answer 18

Drugs, $ for drug deal stuffed in USA flag gas tank