American Studies 2200E Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Sex Pistols, Positive Force, Guerrilla Theatre

• School: Western University
• Department: American Studies
• Course: American Studies 2200E
• Professor: Anna Zuschlag

Document Summary

Latched onto the same socio-political influence that fuelled the new left. Emerges on the heels of the rise of conservatism. Pushes back against the values and traditions of the new right. A movement that pushed against the corporatization of culture during the reagan era. Pushes back against the mundanity of suburbia. See and approaches conservative politics as a threat across multiple levels. An attempt to merge rebellion with new left protest style. Connected to the diy ethic of self-production. Major rejection of the corporatization of the music industry and mainstream media. The overarching structure for the student movement. The student movement established by young americans in the wake of the civil rights. Learn to use tactics of non-violent, civil disobedience. The civil rights movement deeply inspired the new left. The bubble that surrounds all of the other organizations and movements. Publicized what the new left stood for. Called for a new participatory democracy based on equality, nonviolence and community.