Essay On Counterculture
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What exactly is a hipster? Dictionary.com defines one as "a person, especially during the 1950s, characterized by a particularly strong sense of alienation from most established social activities and relationships". Throughout history, there have always been droves of individuals who choose to be nonconformists. This is a lifestyle that labels such people as outcasts, hippies and beatniks. Those who are labeled as such endure a rough lifestyle, whether it is living in nature or perhaps walking the streets as a vagabond. These people live by complex philosophies, but to what purpose? I’m fascinated by the fact that they experience discrimination and ridicule, but choose to keep living with it. So exactly what is the appeal to counterculture? What is it about modern society and the mainstream that causes these people to ostracize themselves and announce their individualism? That’s what I hope to find out.
I decided to track back to the roots of counter culturist movements. I discovered that after World War II, the nation’s economy boomed and fear began to grow over the growing nuclear arms race. Concern about the future led many young people to become more active in social causes, from the civil rights movement to President Kennedys Peace Corps. This generation was known as the beat movement, it defined an ideology for disaffected, rebellious youth of that decade. Due to the economic boom, many people could afford to go to college and enrollment rose from 3.1 million to almost 5 million. Protest began to rage across the country. The beat movement led to many new youth culture movement in the coming years, such as hippie culture. The hippies represented a rebellion against mass culture in the U.S. They rejected traditional values an...
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...ed to hold their own place in history and be known for fixing an issue or perhaps toppling the government in their own obscure fashion. I believe that growing numbers of non-conformists happens to be ironic and an entirely different situation on its own, but perhaps it’s for a more personal reason. Looking at history up to now, one would address my earlier conjecture, who would want to put themselves through hell and ridicule, most likely knowing that they cannot cause upheaval alone? I believe that it is due to the fact that none of these people are comfortable being mixed into a crowd. They strongly look towards transcendentalism to individualize themselves. The youth doesn’t want to be labeled as a just another number. They want to feel important and be their own person. Riots and violent protests might not be the most orthodox solution, but it sure is effective.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the definition of a hipster and the appeal of counterculture.
- Tracks back to the roots of counter culturist movements, which defined an ideology for disaffected, rebellious youth of that decade. hippie culture represents a rebellion against mass culture in the us.
- Opines that transcendentalists prevailed in their counter culturist beliefs. they strongly believed in individualism and unification of nature.
- Explains the definition of a hipster and the appeal of counterculture.
- Tracks back to the roots of counter culturist movements, which defined an ideology for disaffected, rebellious youth of that decade. hippie culture represents a rebellion against mass culture in the us.
- Opines that transcendentalists prevailed in their counter culturist beliefs. they strongly believed in individualism and unification of nature.
- Analyzes how the counter-culturist music of jimi hendrix was taken in by mainstream culture and enjoyed by most.
- Opines that counter-culturist movements have many variables. hippies, beats, and hipsters wanted to cause some sort of change or refine society, while non-conformists looked towards transcendentalism to individualize themselves.
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- Argues that social science research on artists and other creative individuals has either concentrated on or taken place in the largest urban areas, such as new york and los angeles.
- Explains that artists, unlike perceived perception, are ordinary people of all ages, races, and geographic locations. they hold normal jobs and indulge in normative consumeristic habits.
- Describes the sample questions that were asked by participants at tyler school of art, such as: how has being an art student shaped your identity?
- Analyzes how the research sheds light on many of the misconceptions regarding art students and their affiliation to hipster culture.
- Analyzes how the authentic hipster's indifference and blasé attitude about categorized identities ironically molds them into perfect examples of ambiguous characters.
- Confirms the original hypothesis that art students are aware of conventionalized ideals and negative perceptions regarding hipster culture and manipulate their identity to transcend these stereotypes. peer influence plays a crucial role in identity formation for young artists.
- Explains erik erikson's influential model of physiological development, which is broken down into eight stages, and emphasizes the importance on an adolescent formation of identity development.
1117 wordsRead More - The Countercultureexplanatory essayDuring the sixties Americans saw the rise of the counterculture. The counterculture, which was a group of movements focused on achieving personal and cultural liberation, was embraced by the decade’s young Americans. Because many Americans were members of the different movements in the counterculture, the counterculture influenced American society. As a result of the achievements the counterculture movements made, the United States in the 1960s became a more open, more tolerant, and freer country.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the counterculture movement influenced american society during the 1960s. the united states became more open, tolerant, and freer.
- Explains that the civil rights movement was one of the most powerful counterculture movements in the sixties. in 1964, congress passed the civil rights act to end racial discrimination in employment, institutions, and private accommodations.
- Explains that the 1960s were a time of advancement for minorities, but also for women. in 1963, congress passed the equal pay act, which outlawed discrimination in the workplace.
- Explains how the counterculture movement influenced american society during the 1960s. the united states became more open, tolerant, and freer.
- Explains that the civil rights movement was one of the most powerful counterculture movements in the sixties. in 1964, congress passed the civil rights act to end racial discrimination in employment, institutions, and private accommodations.
- Explains that the 1960s were a time of advancement for minorities, but also for women. in 1963, congress passed the equal pay act, which outlawed discrimination in the workplace.
- Explains that the sixties in america were not purely a decade of openness, tolerance, and freedom in the united states.
- Describes how the congress of racial equality was attacked by mobs while testing the compliance of court orders banning segregation on interstate buses, trains, and terminal facilities.
- Explains that america in the sixties was intolerant of foreign governments it did not approve of. kennedy's foreign policy advisers saw vietnam as a test to stop internal uprisings in non-communist countries.
- Explains that the sixties were a time of social movements and rebellions. the decade saw the rebirth of feminism, the civil rights movement, and the counterculture.
696 wordsRead More - Counterculture During the Vietnam Eraanalytical essayWith a country in shambles as a result of the Vietnam War, thousands of young men and women took their stand through rallies, protests, and concerts. A large number of young Americans opposed the war; with a common feeling of anti-war, thousands of youths united as one. This new culture of opposition spread like wild fire with alternative lifestyles blossoming, people coming together and reviving their communal efforts, demonstrated in the Woodstock Art and Music festival. The use of drugs, mainly marijuana, became a staple in the community of anti-war youths. The countercultures’ radical views and actions caused American society to turn its head and look to the young. They set themselves out as a group and were going to stand up for their rights as well as the rights of mankind.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how countercultures' radical views and actions caused american society to turn its head and look to the young.
- Explains that america's youth was changing rapidly. the largest anti-war demonstration in history was held when 25,000 people marched from the capitol to the washington monument.
- Explains that hippies reflected a deep discontent with technocracy- society's reliance on scientific experts who ruled cold and dispassionately and wielded enormous power. they believed they could develop their vision in communes.
- Analyzes how countercultures' radical views and actions caused american society to turn its head and look to the young.
- Explains that america's youth was changing rapidly. the largest anti-war demonstration in history was held when 25,000 people marched from the capitol to the washington monument.
- Explains that hippies reflected a deep discontent with technocracy- society's reliance on scientific experts who ruled cold and dispassionately and wielded enormous power. they believed they could develop their vision in communes.
- Analyzes how counterculture groups rose to every debatable occasion, including the chicago seven, students for a democratic society, and the new left.
- Explains that the counterculture was formed through the growth of the new youth’s culture's open hostility to the values of middle-class society.
- Analyzes how marijuana captivated the counterculture. the older generation was outraged because marijuana was illegal and detrimental to the brain.
- Analyzes how nonconformists used music as a tool. rock'n'roll expressed teenage rebelliousness, bopped and grooved to dangerous sounds that worried older americans.
- Analyzes how the counterculture expanded as people chose sides or institutions corrupted the rebellion. television advertising catered towards radical young people who would do anything to show opposition to the establishment and old views.
- Analyzes how the counterculture was influenced by society and continues to influence society today.
- Cites the national museum of american history's lisa law: a visual journey, and neil a. hamilton, the 1960s counterculture in america.
1093 wordsRead More - Who Are Hipsters?analytical essayOriginally, the term “hipster” referred to “a black subculture figure of the late 1940s” (Grief 7), and transitioned to, “The White Negro” (Grief 7) who listens to Jazz in the 1950s. This term went through many phases and transitions as time progressed. Dick Hebdige states, “Subcultures represent ‘noise’ (as opposed to sound): interference in the orderly sequence which leads from real events and phenomena to their representation in the media” (Hebdige 90). In the past the hipsters were localized and apart of a subculture; however, now, my perception of hipsters has developed to more of a worldwide “imagined community” with many localized subcultures within. Not only did the structure of their community transition, the characteristics of the hipsters have also progressed because, as Gertrude Stein says, “Each generation has something different at which they are looking at.” (Stein). As with any subculture, there are signs and signifiers that distinguish a subculture, these signs and signifiers correspond to the style and mindsets of that subculture respectively. The mainstream culture thinks of “hipsterism” as more of a style than a mindset when asked to define a hipster, while the people that I perceive as hipsters think of “hipsterism” as one hipster stated, “more of an attitude than a style.”
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the term "hipster" referred to a black subculture figure of the late 1940s and transitioned to "the white negro" in the 1950s.
- Explains that hipsters are associated with having a degree in some type of art field.
- Explains that hipsters' race, gender, and ethnicity are generalized to be predominantly white caucasian males, according to the mainstream.
- Explains that the term "hipster" referred to a black subculture figure of the late 1940s and transitioned to "the white negro" in the 1950s.
- Explains that hipsters are associated with having a degree in some type of art field.
- Explains that hipsters' race, gender, and ethnicity are generalized to be predominantly white caucasian males, according to the mainstream.
- Explains that hipsters live in low-income areas of a city where their "cultural capital" is higher than those surrounding them. they are upper-middle-class members of society that help the economic stability within their surrounding area.
- Analyzes the negative connotation of the word hipster, which could be taken from the nerd subculture.
- Explains sardar, ziauddin, and loon borin van. introducing cultural studies. london: icon, 1997.
- Describes hipsters as people who go against normative societal behavior.
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