THE WOODSTOCK MUSIC AND ART FAIR AS AN APEX OF THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT
THE WOODSTOCK MUSIC AND ART FAIR AS AN APEX OF THE HIPPIE MOVEMENT

Summary/Abstract: Born in 1960-80's non-conformism – tradition of freedom, dissent, individualism are preserved in contemporary culture and became the basis for its renewal today. Whereas the object of research is the phenomenon of subculture hippie, ways of it's implementation and reasons of the popularity, this research will be valuable in the field of typology of culture. There is substantial research base of this cultural phenomenon, and the Woodstock Festival in particular. However mostly this specialized research tied to their space and time. Among the most famous researchers and their work should be called Abbie Hoffman "Woodstock Nation", which gave a description and analysis of globality hippie movement and its implementation in the festival. Other important researcher works are "The Woodstock Generation. Frankenstein or Golem" by Ned Gaylin, "The Moral Imperative" by James Traub, "Interdependence in American Society and Commitment to the Common Good" by William M. Sullivan, "Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Art Fair" by James Perone, "Woodstock media frenzy as date draws closer" by Steve Israel, "Festival! The Book of American Music Celebrations" by Mike Evans, "Woodstock: Three Days That Rocked the World" by Paul Kingsbury.

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