Hello!
How are you? To go with our reading today about the accidental discovery of LSD, here is a video of a song that many people felt was about the kind of drug experience that LSD creates.
In the U.S., Britain, and Europe in the 1960s and 1970s, LSD became a popular drug amongst hippies and many other young people, and it influenced the popular music of the time.
The rock concert poster above was typical of the time for its psychedelic imagery - the kind many people connected with LSD use.
While many believed that LSD was not harmful, the experiences of many young people at the time showed that it could be very harmful - especially in young people who might already have had delicate mental health.
LSD became an example of a discovery in science that later became important in the cultural history of the late 20th century in many Western countries - often for the wrong reasons.
Activity/homework
Listen to this song as many times as you want or need. You do not have to understand what it means - because the lyrics really do not make a logical story at all. But what do you think of it? What imagery do you get from the song that you find fantastic or impactful? How do you think it might fit with what Albert Hoffman's experience with LSD was?
Make some notes about this and bring them in next week to share.
Here are the board notes for our class on 6/4:
See you then!
In the U.S., Britain, and Europe in the 1960s and 1970s, LSD became a popular drug amongst hippies and many other young people, and it influenced the popular music of the time.
The rock concert poster above was typical of the time for its psychedelic imagery - the kind many people connected with LSD use.
While many believed that LSD was not harmful, the experiences of many young people at the time showed that it could be very harmful - especially in young people who might already have had delicate mental health.
LSD became an example of a discovery in science that later became important in the cultural history of the late 20th century in many Western countries - often for the wrong reasons.
Activity/homework
Listen to this song as many times as you want or need. You do not have to understand what it means - because the lyrics really do not make a logical story at all. But what do you think of it? What imagery do you get from the song that you find fantastic or impactful? How do you think it might fit with what Albert Hoffman's experience with LSD was?
Here are the board notes for our class on 6/4:
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I do not own the rights to the original image. not copyright infringement intended. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Screenshot taken and uploaded for classroom use only.
Board notes - personal photograph. All rights reserved.
I do not own the rights to the original image. not copyright infringement intended. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Screenshot taken and uploaded for classroom use only.
Board notes - personal photograph. All rights reserved.
Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the musical composition or the video. Uploaded for classroom purposes only.
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