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Post-War British Popular Culture
Study in London Program
London, England
Dates: 7/3/25 - 8/16/25
Post-War British Popular Culture
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CEA CAPA London Center
Location: London, ENGLAND
Primary Subject Area: Cultural Studies
Other Subject Area: Anthropology, History
Instruction in: English
Course Code: CUL311LHR
Transcript Source: University of New Haven
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: One 200-level course or two 100-level courses in Cultural Studies, Anthropology, History, or another relevant subject area
DESCRIPTION
This course examines different countercultures and subcultures in Britain from the 1950s to the present day. It introduces the rocker, the punk, the Goth, the New Romantic, the Raver and, Britain's newest counter identity, the Hipster. Although these identities are connected to music and fashion, the course content goes further and locates these identities as part of political movements and of political malaise. The course explores cultures which are based on ethnicity and sexuality such as the black community in Notting Hill during the 1950s, and the gay community of Soho in the 1980s as well as ideas concerning diversity and hate crime. The influence of these subcultures has been extensive, and Britishness would not be what it is today without these subcultures' continued fight for equality. To better understand these subcultures the course is complemented with field studies which help contextualise these subcultures both historically and politically.