Category Archives: The Sixties

Nietzsche’s Birth of Tragedy: The Apollonian and Dionysian Harmony at Woodstock and Altamont

The age of the Sixties is notoriously remembered for its hippie nature – the newfound freedom of expression, new forms of dressing oneself, the rejection of societal norms, and a generational solidarity towards the resistance of war in Vietnam. But, often the hostile nature of human existence throughout the Sixties is not nearly recognized, despiteContinue reading “Nietzsche’s Birth of Tragedy: The Apollonian and Dionysian Harmony at Woodstock and Altamont”

The Myth of Woodstock

     As often mythologized a festival can come, Woodstock takes the cake for emphasizing the influential role that a music festival can have on a society, politics, and an entire culture. Woodstock’s ripple effects are seen through the lingering behaviors and mannerisms that were highlighted through the three-day period of love, acceptance, and the omnipresentContinue reading “The Myth of Woodstock”