Welcome to “The Sixties in New York, Revisited.” Since I am a visually-oriented social scientist, in our “collaboratively” evolving in and out of class experience, we will explore a wide variety of views (visions?) of the Big Apple “then” and now” via print, celluloid, videotape, and electronic media. We will also travel outside the comfort of our classroom to revisit neighborhoods that were iconic in the 1960s such as Greenwich Village and Harlem to see and record how they have changed. Together we will visit museums where we can more leisurely explore art and historical exhibitions about the period.
The first thing we will consider in class is how has New York City in the 1960s been characterized? Given the current concern about “fake” news, we should ask “How true or accurate are those depictions?” Everyone I know seems to have a different idea about the celebrated time period, as well as an interesting story or example that they are sure is iconic. Why is this so, or is this also fake news? Since I am a social scientist, we will consider first of all how does one’s position in society affect their view of historical “facts.” As a humanist, and an activist, I also want to know the effect of those events on their personal lives.
Professor Jerry Krase
jkrase@brooklyn.cuny.edu
ITF Sara Martucci
sara.m.itf@gmail.com
Class meets Mondays, 5:30-8:10pm
