In this highly interactive, interdisciplinary class, we'll listen to some of the most inspiring and provocative songs from the decade, listen to Alan Ginsberg recite his revolutionary poem "Howl," critically review select episodes from the documentary "Making Sense of the 1960s," and analyze a few of the essential documents and literature that define the 1960s. In our candid discussions, we'll study how a decade which began with almost evangelical youthful idealism, just 10 years later culminated in a crushing disillusionment and deep-seated cynicism in a sharply divided America at war with itself.

Instructor Bio: Milton S. Katz, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of humanities in the liberal arts department at the Kansas City Art Institute where he has taught courses on America in the 1960s; art, literature and film of the Holocaust; and peace and conflict resolution for 52 years. He authored three books, over two dozen book chapters, articles and essays, and earned several prestigious awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Kansas and Missouri Humanities, and the Fulbright Foundation.

Course pre-requisites
(required) Osher Membership Fee