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University of Le Havre symposium deconstructs legacy of Woodstock

design@aumcomputers.net · September 30, 2010 ·

For two days, 20 speakers are gathering at this scholarly symposium in France to   “recontextualize” the historic and wild counter-cultural event that was Woodstock!

The English translation at the conference website reads:

In August 1969, Max Yasgur organized a festival of music and peace on his farm near the small town of Woodstock in upstate New York. His “Woodstock Music and Art Fair” was a great moment in popular music but also – and perhaps more importantly – Woodstock became a symbol of a whole generation of young people who face an America that was reactionary and warlike, adopted a particular way of being and living, culture, freedom of thought and political vision of the United States and the world.

Diggers PosterAs part of this conference, author Destiny Kinal is presentating a paper on the Diggers [Read more…] about University of Le Havre symposium deconstructs legacy of Woodstock

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