The “Swinging Sixties” swept across the West like a tsunami, bringing with it a torrent of powerful personalities and events. In this new series from Curious Minds favourite Dr. Peter Harris, we’ll examine how the decade’s most notable people and movements left their mark on history. We survey the Free Speech Movement in Berkeley, the Paris Student Rebellion, and the emerging Red Army Faction in Berlin; the remarkable women Betty Friedan, Rachel Carson, and Jane Jacobs; the Beatles, the Doors, and the revolution in rock music; the Berlin Wall and Stonewall. We’ll explore the fascinating social contexts from which these cultural upheavals emerged and whose aftershocks are still felt today.  

Led by Peter Harris, the former Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science of the University of Toronto. He previously helmed the popular Curious Minds series The Starchitects, Designing the World: The Global Starchitects and By Design: A History of Design Movements.  

Thursdays, October 17-November 28*

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

*Please note: there is no class on the morning of Nov 7  

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