Pro & Con
Program: 1201
Record Date: 10/2/98
Length: 27:14
Topic: What did we learn from 1968?
Host Myles Brand leads a panel on what the 1968 peace movement looked like on Indiana University's campus as well as how the movement shaped the culture on college campus' to come.
Host: Myles Brand, President, Indiana University;
Guests:
Guy Loftman, Attorney & Former Activist;
Kent Owen, Writer;
Michael McGerr, Professor, Department of History;
Jean Robinson, Professor, Department of Political Science;
[AI-Generated Summary] In a discussion led by Indiana University President Myles Brand, a panel of experts examines 1968 as a pivotal turning point in modern American history, characterized by the Vietnam War, student protests, and a significant shift in institutional authority. The transcript highlights how the peace movement and civil rights era radicalized social groups, leading to the emergence of feminism, the rise of neoconservatism, and the broadening of university curricula to include interdisciplinary studies. While participants debate whether the era constituted a true revolution or a "romantic illusion," they agree it fundamentally altered American culture by increasing student influence in governance, eroding blind faith in government due to televised war imagery, and establishing a lasting reluctance toward foreign military intervention.
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