Woodstock University

The essays in this collection are the participant observations of performers and attendees of Woodstock and related festivals, and also the reflections of cultural historians on aspects of the festival, its representation, and its ambiguous legacy.

List of contents

1. Introduction: The Idea of Woodstock 2. Scattered Brightness: A Performer's View of Woodstock 1969 3. Woodstock: Reminiscences of a Psychoanalyst 4. The Woodstock Sandal 5. Pop Art at Woodstock: Sha Na Na 6. The Festival for Peace: Some Ruminations on My Journey through Music 7. Woodstock and the Live Sound Industry in the Late 1960s 8. The Beatles at Woodstock 9. From Woodstock to Glastonbury to the Isle of Wight: The Role of Festival Films in the Construction of the Countercultural Carnivalesque 10. Woodstock 2019: The Spirit of Woodstock in the Post-risk Era

About the author

Oliver Lovesey is Professor of English at the University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada, and is the author of monographs on Ng¿g¿ wa Thiong'o and George Eliot. He edited Popular Music and the Postcolonial, and his most recent book is Popular Music Autobiography.

Summary

The essays in this collection are the participant observations of performers and attendees of Woodstock and related festivals, and also the reflections of cultural historians on aspects of the festival, its representation, and its ambiguous legacy.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver (University of British Columbia Lovesey
• Assisted by: Oliver Lovesey (Editor), Lovesey Oliver (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032335261
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233526-1
• No. of pages: 120
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); New York, Rock, Popular Culture, Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / History & Criticism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, ART / Popular Culture, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, c 1960 to c 1970, Popular Music, c 1960 to c 1969, Pageants, parades, festivals