1. Literary
Countercultures

2. 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)

6. “Hysterical Realism
is a painfully accurate term for
the sort of overblown,
manic prose...these are
hysterical times.”
–Zadie Smith

12. Spoken Word

14. “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

16. “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

18. Why Be Counterculture?

21. This SlideCast is brought to you by
the letter B and the number 6.
Photo Credits
Slide1 by Nufkin (Flickr)
Slide 3, 4, 5 ,7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19 from Google images
Slide 8 McSweeneys.net
Slide 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 Credits
Ginsberg : www.upenn.edu
Eggers: Charlie Rose Feb. 17, 2000
DiFranco: “Fuel” from album “Little Plastic Castle” 1998
Prufrock: “Boy Girl Wonder” from album “Eternally Hard”