Students will write a 4-5 page persuasive essay on either the causes or the effects of the phenomenon of Beatlemania incorporating the assigned readings and films, perspectives from both the disciplines of Communication and History, and their own research in (at least three) primary sources from the 1960s
Assigned Readings- Colin Macinnes, Absolute Beginners. MacGibbon and Kee, 1959.3. Stephen D. Stark, Meet the Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band That Shook Youth, Gender, and the World. HarperCollins, 2005. Andrew Jackson, 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music. Ingram, 2015.
Required Films- Rebel without a Cause. 1955. Directed by Nicholas Ray A Hard Day’s Night. 1964. Directed by Richard Lester.
