William Blake in the 1960s: Counterculture and Radical Reception

Consciousness Expansion and Counterculture in the 1960s and Beyond

From Information to Cognition: The Systems Counterculture, Heinz von Foerster’s Pedagogy, and Second-Order Cybernetics

> Context • In this empirical and conceptual paper on the historical, philosophical, and epistemological backgrounds of second-order cybernetics, the emergence of a significant pedagogical component to Heinz von Foerster’s work during the last years of the Biological Computer Laboratory is placed against the backdrop of social and intellectual movements on the American landscape. > Problem • Pr...

Theaters of Alternative Industry: Hobbyist Repair Collectives and the Legacy of the 1960s American Counterculture

This chapter describes initial results from an ethnographic study of design and engineering engagements in community-operated sites at which hobbyists mend and repair mass-produced goods. We conducted participant observation at seven repair events and two collectives in the San Francisco Bay area where consumer electronics are reassembled, and spoke with approximately eighty repair practitioner...

From Five Women to Leeds United!: Roy Battersby and the Politics of ‘Radical’ Television Drama

Focusing on the work of the left-wing film and television director Roy Battersby, this article seeks to shed light on the issues at stake in the controversies surrounding the production and reception of ‘radical television drama’ during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Through an examination of a number of BBC productions that were either cut (Five Women), banned (Hit Suddenly Hit) or the subjec...

Studying the Theoretical Frameworks of Seminary currents' Stance about the Islamic Revolution (1962-1979)

To analyze seminary currents' stance from 1960s till the victory of Islamic revolution, a different theoretical framework can be put forward. Western writers often speak of three currents: "completely political", "moderate" and "radical". Some internal writers mention three currents;"conservative and nonpolitical","moderate" and "revolutionary".According to most Shiite jurisprudents' who consid...