Thecounterculturein1960sThesocialbackgroundVictoryinsecondWorldWarhadmadeAmericathemostpowerfulcountryintheworld.Americanbegantoexperienceaprosperitythatithadneverreachedbefore.However,undertheaffluentsocietyhidesthetraumaticspirit(精神上的创伤)oftheAmerican,begottenbyworldwartwoandworsebythecoldwarandanti-communistmovement.1.historicalcontext2.ThesituationinAmericansociety•from1946,thefirstBabyBoomappearedinAmerican.thisBabyBoomgeneration,whosegrowingexperienceconcernedmuchthemovement,madeupthemainbodyofcounterculturemovementinthe1960s.Themajorgroupsinthemovement:•Americanyouth(collegestudents)•Women•Blacksthecivilrightsmovementtheyouthmovementtheanti-warmovementthewomen‘smovementSocialMovements:“Weshallovercome.—Thecivilrightsmovement“Hell,no,wewon‘tgo.(地狱,不,我们不会去)•—Theanti-warmovementSpeakyourheartwithoutinterruption.•—Thewomen‘sliberationmovement“Letitallhangout.(毫不保留的诉说)—Theyouthmovement•Theseyoungpeoplewereforsocialchange,endingtheVietnamWar,peaceandlove•FlowerPower;FlowerChildren•Liberallifestyle:Sex,DrugsandRocknRollHIPPIEFlowerPower(“爱情与和平”的权力);FreeLove•TheSexualRevolution:shiftinsociety’sperspectiveofsexandsexuality•Casualrelationships•Sexshouldnotberepressed(被束缚)•SummerofLove1967,SanFranciscoDrugs•Experienceadifferentstateofconsciousness•Psychedelic(迷幻剂):alteredstateofawareness,distortionsofperception(扭曲的感知)•“FreeyourMind”Inthemiddleof1970s,youngpeoplefromtheageof20to30hadtaken68%inthenumberofaddictedpeople.MusicMusicandartreflectthespiritofthetime•Psychedelicmusic:revolutionary(革命性的)soundheavilyinfluencedbypsychedelicdrugs•Lyricsaremorecomplex,politicallyandsociallyawarelyricsWoodstock1969•500,000attended•32actsin3days•Iconof1960s/1970shippieculture31以上有不当之处,请大家给与批评指正,谢谢大家!