LiteraryCountercultures

Counterculture: a

movement or culture that is in an undying process to withdraw energy from the old system and use it to reshape society and the world; a culture that makes a frontal challenge to the dominant system.

(John D. Curl, Hippie and Memoirist)

“Hysterical Realism

is a painfully accurate term for

the sort of overblown,

manic prose...these are

hysterical times.”

–Zadie Smith

Spoken Word

“They were digging

a new foundation in Manhattan

and they discovered a slave cemetery there.

May their souls rest easy

now that lynching is frowned upon

and we’ve moved on

to the electric chair…” –Ani Difranco

“Why is it so lonely

in between boy and a

girl

they’re so glued down

in this world

and what it means

I’m trans alla that

gender I’m a bender

bye bi girl.”

–Animal Prufrock

Why Be Counterculture?

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Photo CreditsSlide1 by Nufkin (Flickr)Slide 3, 4, 5 ,7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19 from Google imagesSlide 8 McSweeneys.netSlide 9 TR Steve Rhodes (Flickr) TL Steve Rhodes (Flickr) BL Jason Permenter (Flickr) BR Dave Kelleum (Flickr)Slide 17 by Jon Iraundegi (FLICKR)Slide 18 by Quinn Anya (FLICKR)Slide 20 by Mozpkim (Flickr)

Audio CreditsGinsberg : www.upenn.eduEggers: Charlie Rose Feb. 17, 2000DiFranco: “Fuel” from album “Little Plastic Castle” 1998Prufrock: “Boy Girl Wonder” from album “Eternally Hard”