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The swinging London times
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Juan L. Gascó
November 2+0=1x2
SUMMARY
The swinging London times
 INTRO
 THE SETTING
 THE FEATURES
 THE ICONS & SYMBOLS
 THE OUTCOME
INTRO
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London experienced a drastic change from a dull post-War city
in the 50´s to a bright, affluent capital of cool in the 60´s
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By the mid-60´s, 40% of the population was under 25, and
youth weekly earnings increased dramatically in contrast to
the cost of living
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The combination between youth and affluence resulted in a
social phenomenon against the limitations and restrictions of
the post-War London society
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A blossoming of pop music, fashion, design, films and creative
literature of all kinds gravitated to the capital becoming the
mainstay of the London economy
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Industrial decline and rising unemployment in the 70´s, and
the derivative social problems made Swinging London vanish
into thin air, being nowadays a distant memory
THE SETTING
 British Gov´ts in the 60´s:
- Tories from 1957 to 1963
- Whigs from 1964 to 1970
 National Mandatory Military Service abolished in 1960
 Abortion regulated in 1967
 Cultural Tribes Outburst: The Beatniks, the Rockers,
the Mods
 Free Smoking in Cinemas & Public Transport until 1971
THE FEATURES
 ARTS:
Optical Art
vs. Pop-Art
 MUSIC: Beat music evolved to psychedelic Rock:
Stones, Who, Kinks ---- Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, King
Crimson, Cream
 FASHION: Miniskirts, Maxicoats, Winklepickers,
Widebrim hats, Flare Bottoms, Skinny Jeans, Tie-dye
shirts, Bikinis
 FILMS: Blowup, The Party, Yellow submarine, The Magic
Christian -pre-Monty Python, Fahrenheit 451, Dr.
Strangelove
 LITERATURE: Postmodernism & Structuralism -
Nonsense Literature
THE ICONS
 ARTS: Lancaster, Hamilton, Allen, Riley, Warhol
 MUSIC: Lennon, Barrett, Townsend, Jones
 FASHION: Mary Quant, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton,
Veruschka, Jane Birkin
 FILMS: Oliver Reed, Peter Sellers, Michael Caine,
David Hemmings, Sara Miles, Vanessa Redgrave,
Audrey Hepburn
 LITERATURE: Russell, Shaw, Watts, Miller,
Burgess
THE SYMBOLS
 ARTS: Hayward Gallery, Tate Gallery, Royal College of
Arts, Minimalism
 MUSIC: Marquee, Odeon,
Sgt Peppers, Pipers at dawn,
Quadrophenia(revival), Isle of Wight, The white album
 FASHION: Carnaby Street, King´s Rd.
 FILMS: Experimentalism, Science fiction, Satire
 LITERATURE: Speakers Corner, Black Rock, Hyde Park,
Covent Garden
 MISCELLANEOUS: Mini Cooper, Custom Scooters,
Moogs, Jukeboxes, Levi Jeans, Campbells Cans
THE OUTCOME
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Individual freedom
Hippies, Woodstock
Sexual liberation
L.S.D.
Feminism
Punk music, New Wave, Reggae
Punks & Skinheads
Clockwork orange, Reservoir Dogs
The 27 Club: Joplin, Hendrix, Jones, Morrison,
Cobain, Winehouse
Tories five consecutive terms(1974-1997)
Massive Raves & Rallies