The Sixties

Bachelor Degree in American Studies

AMR 350

Breyer State University

Instructor: Dale Mueller, EdD, RN

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: This course will cover the images of America that were prevalent through the era that is commonly referred to as "The Sixties." Topics may include "The Hippies," Woodstock , counter-culture, mainstream culture, drop-in and drop-out, love-ins and be-ins, anti-establishment protests and the anti-war movement.

TIME FRAME: This is a six (6) hour course. You have ten weeks to finish all of the class assignments. Your semester will begin when you register for the course, or when you contact me and let me know that you have received the books and are ready to begin.

You must finish all course work within the allotted time frame. Failing to do so may result in no credit for the class. Incompletes and extensions are only appropriate under extenuating circumstances and must be agrees upon by both you and I.

TEXTBOOKS: You required to purchase the Unger book, which is the main text for this course. There are several text books that can be used for this class, depending upon your area of interest, and are listed here as optional readings.

The times were a changin': The sixties reader. Unger, I. & Unger, D. (eds.) New York: Three Rivers Press. (1998): ISBN # 0-609-80337-9.

An edited work of oral history, news events, and interpretations of the time, providing an historical overview of many events, feelings, and perceptions. Topics include the civil rights movement, feminism, counterculture, the moon race, the Great Society and Vietnam .

For further reading (optional)

The movement and the sixties: Protest in American from Greensboro to Wounded Knee. Anderson, T. New York: Oxford University Press. (1995): ISBN # 0-19-507409-2.

This book is based on interviews and current events, and is divided into two sections. The first section covers 1960-1968, and the second section covers 1968-1970.

American in the Sixties: Right, left, and center. A documentary history. Levy, P. (ed). Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. (1998): ISBN # 0-275-95516-8.

This book contains documents and speeches that are pertinent to the era, arranged into nine chapters such as the Black Freedom Struggle, The Great Society, Vietnam , Women's Liberation, and a statistical profile of the nation, major legislation, supreme court decisions, and economic indicators of the time.

The Sixties: From memory to history. Farber, D. (ed.). London: University of North Carolina Press (1994): ISBN # 0-8078-4462-4.

An edited work of various writers and historians who have analyzed the trends and aspects of the time. Topics include growth of liberalism, youth culture, the sexual revolution, women's liberation, the Vietnam protests and the silent majority.

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ASSIGNMENTS: There are two assignments for this course. Please check the assignment section of the classroom.

EXAMS: There is a midterm and a final for this course, please check the exam section of the classroom for more details.

GRADING: The mid-term is worth 50 points, and the final is worth 50 points. There are a total of 100 points possible. The grade breakdown is as follows:

90-100% = A
80-89%   = B
70-79%   = C
60-69%   = D
50-below = F

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: My name is Dale Mueller, and I hold a doctorate in education from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, USA. My area of concentration when I attended the University of California at Los Angeles was history. Much about US history has become idealized and it is often difficult to separate fact from lore. It is interesting to take a deeper look at the facts, dynamics, characters and circumstances that have shaped modern industry, the national and international labor movements, the first World War, the Gilded Age, and the Roaring Twenties.

COURSE CONTENT: The topics covered in the scope of this course include:

1). The turbulence of the times in American culture.
2). The civil rights movement, the feminist movement and other social movements.
3). The space race and the impacts of technology.
4). The New Frontier, The Great Society, and the politics of the era.
5). The subcultures of hippie life, art, religion and music.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may contact your instructor at drdale.breyer@earthlink.net

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