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Janis Joplin and the Counterculture
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Janis Joplin and the Counterculture
A brief biography of Janis Joplin, the blues artist and activist and the counter-culture movement.
1,027 words (approx. 4.1 pages) |
3 sources |
MLA | 2002
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This first part of this paper looks at Joplin's road from a small Texas town to the counter-culture center in San Francisco, California. In the second part, the paper examines her contributions to the counterculture of the 1960s, particularly towards ideas relating to race and gender.From the Paper:
The life of Janis Joplin is a study in contrasts. She cultivated a bad-girl image but was deeply hurt by her status as a social outcast. She fought for recognition in the male-dominated recording industry but eschewed the feminist movement. She was a white girl from a conservative family in Texas who embraced the civil rights movement and blues music. An icon of the 1960s counterculture movement, Joplin is also widely regarded as one of the movement's most tragic members."More papers on Janis Joplin and the Counterculture:
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Janis Joplin and the Counterculture (2012, February 09). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Janis-Joplin-and-the-Counterculture/28927
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"Janis Joplin and the Counterculture" 09 February 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Janis-Joplin-and-the-Counterculture/28927>
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