Class, Culture, Representation

Week 5 Day 1 Question 2

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Rock and roll music emerged out of black and white working-class culture and experience and captivated white, middle-class youth.  How did various elements of mainstream society react to the growing popularity of rock and roll?  To what extent did rock music become a ground on which race and class conflicts and tensions unfolded?

Author: Holly Allen

I am an Assistant Professor in the American Studies Program at Middlebury College. I teach courses on nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. cultural history, gender studies, disability, and consumer culture.

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