Popular Culture in the Roaring Twenties Chapter 28

Popular Culture in the Roaring Twenties Chapter 28

Warm up • Examine the picture on p. 352 • What feelings does the picture invoke? • What does this picture show about people during the 1920 s?

Warm up • This picture shows a woman flinging her arms and legs while doing a dance called the Charleston. • This shows that the people of that era had more free time to enjoy dance. Her short dress suggests women were more free to dress provocatively.

Essential Question • What social trends and innovations shaped popular culture during the 1920 s?

Vocabulary • Roaring Twenties • Popular culture • The Charleston • League of Women Voters • Equal rights amendment • Harlem Renaissance • Jazz Age • Lost Generation

Roaring Twenties • A nickname given to the 1920 s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom

Popular Culture • Culture of ordinary people • Includes music, art, literature and entertainment • The Jazz Singer was the first feature length “talkie”

The Charleston • A dance that originated as an African American folk dance in the South • Popularized in the Roaring Twenties

League of Women Voters • A grassroots organization created to educate women about public issues • Women gained the right to vote in 1920

Equal rights amendment • a bill proposed to guarantee equal rights for all Americans regardless of gender • Not approved by Congress

Harlem Renaissance • An era of heightened creativity among African American writers, artists, and musicians who gathered in Harlem during the 1920 s • Langston Hughes published poems to call for greater racial equality

Jazz Age • the era during the 1920 s in which jazz became increasingly popular in the United States • Louis Armstrong was famous for his trumpet solos

Lost Generation • a group of young Americans writers who were disillusioned by WWI and the growing consumer culture • F. Scott Fitzgerald, E. E. Cummings

Reflection • What social trends and innovations shaped popular culture during the 1920 s?

Points • Defines the 1920 s (1 pt) • Defines popular culture (1 pt) • Use of supporting details/vocabulary (1 pt) • Commentary (1 pt) • Conclusion (1 pt)