Unit 2: The Age of Consensus, Or Not (Feb 10 – March 7)
by admin - February 7th, 2014
Here’s the unit overview; as we go along I will add links to the discussion days as needed, so check back before/after each class for any updates.
Mon 2/10 Rescheduled Congress Day #2. Bring laptops, it may also be helpful to bring the Moss Moving On textbook to refer to.
Wed 2/12 1950s Consumer Culture + Men and Women. Reading: MO Ch 5 + Evans “Cold War and the Feminine Mystique” (PDF – click the link to download).
Links for today:
An example of a 1950s-era commercial (Brylcreem)
And another (Camel News Caravan)
Buddy Holly and the Crickets, on the highbrow TV show Arthur Murray Dance Party, 1957
Doing “The Stroll” on Seventeen, a local Idaho American Bandstand-type program, 1958
Which looks pretty tame next to these rockabilly lindy-hoppers from the same era
Trailer, “Rebel Without a Cause” (1954)
Trailer, “Teenage Doll,” (1957)
Trailer, “Blackboard Jungle” – first film to use rock ‘n’ roll in its soundtrack (1955)
Fri 2/14 Congress Day #3. Bring laptops, it may also be helpful to bring the Moss Moving On textbook to refer to.
Mon 2/17 No Class, President’s Day
Wed 2/19 Age of Consensus. MO Ch 6
Fri 2/21 Age of Consensus: What, Are You Kidding Me? Reading: HOT Part 3 (bring with you)
Mon 2/24 New Frontiers and Great Society. Reading: MO Ch 7 and 8 up to page 133
Wed 2/26 Vietnam. Reading: MO Ch 8 from 133 to the end of the chapter + HOT Part 4
Fri 2/28 Congress Day #4.
Mon 3/3 Rebellion and Counterculture. Reading: MO Ch 9 + HOT Part 5
Wed 3/5 The 1960s in Review – bring HOT with you
Fri 3/7 Exam #2 in class (MO Ch 5-9 and HOT 3-5)
