Timothy Leary and his Role in the Counterculture of the 1960s – Mgr. Albert Kšiňan
Mgr. Albert Kšiňan
Bachelor's thesis
Timothy Leary and his Role in the Counterculture of the 1960s
Timothy Leary and his Role in the Counterculture of the 1960s
Abstract:
Tato práce se zabývá rolí Timothy Learyho, bývalého harvardského psychologa, který se stal jednou z hlavních postav kontrakulturního hnutí šedesátých let v USA. Poté, co se seznámil s psychedeliky, jal se je prosazovat mezi co nejvíce lidí a usiloval o to, aby byly oficiálně uznány jako způsob k rozšiřování vědomí. Americká vláda však vystoupila proti tomuto požadavku, uvěznila jej a prohlásila psychedelické …moreAbstract:
This thesis deals with the role of Timothy Leary, former Harvard psychologist, who became one of the main figures of the 1960s US counterculture movement. As he became acquainted with the psychedelic drugs, he tried to make them widespread and officially acknowledged as a way of expanding consciousness. However, the US government countered his effort by putting him in prison and making psychedelic …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 1. 12. 2009
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/ew6ys/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 12. 2. 2010
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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