{"id":5982,"date":"2010-10-29T10:59:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T15:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=5982"},"modified":"2018-12-20T13:09:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T18:09:07","slug":"canada-in-the-1960s-focus-of-upcoming-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2010\/10\/canada-in-the-1960s-focus-of-upcoming-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada in the 1960s focus of upcoming conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nick Baxter-Moore and Marian Bredin<\/p><\/div>\n

The Beatles came to America. John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Woman began their own social movement, and in Canada, we adopted a new flag with a red maple leaf on it.<\/p>\n

The 1960s changed modern life as we know it, and next week, the decade will be the subject of the 24th annual Two Days of Canada conference at Brock.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sixties, Canadian-Style\u201d will bring together Canadian and international scholars to discuss Canada\u2019s role in the ferment and conflict of the 1960s, and the cultural and historical changes that followed in its wake.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s much to discuss about the 60s, including when the era started and ended, said Nick Baxter-Moore, professor of Communication, Popular Culture and Film and one of the conference organizers.<\/p>\n

While every decade makes its mark, the 60s saw an unusual amount of change taking shape, Baxter-Moore said. In Canada, that includes Trudeaumania and public health insurance. Modern feminism and environmentalism also have their roots in the 1960s, he said.<\/p>\n

Even music saw a drastic change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Beatles and Bob Dylan changed the way we think about music,\u201d he said. \u201cBefore that, you\u2019d get a professional songwriter to write a song, then find a pretty face to sing it. The 60s saw the birth of the modern singer\/songwriter.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 60s are often romanticized, said Marian Bredin, conference co-organizer and director of the Centre for Canadian Studies. Some say it was not as open and free as it is portrayed in its common mythology. Others believe it was even more so.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s due for critical re-examination,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The conference will feature two plenary sessions:<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cPower to the People!\u201d, Thursday, Nov. 4, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Pond Inlet <\/strong>
\nFeaturing:<\/p>\n