Class Links
Reminders
- E Block (Google Classroom): Class code = z8ch6q
- F Block (Google Classroom): Class code = dc8glw
- Remind Instructions (Sign Up ASAP)
- E Block (Turnitin.com): Class ID = 22092825, Enrollment Key = eblock
- F Block (Turnitin.com): Class ID = 22092852, Enrollment Key = fblock
1950s
- GI Bill of Rights
- Levittown
- "I Like Ike"
- Baby Boomers
- Jonas Salk
- Interstate Highway Act
- 1950s Cars
- Kitchens of the 1950s
- 1950s Music
- Beat Movement
- Comics and the Cold War
- 1950s Science Fiction Movies
- Elvis Biography
- Elvis & the Ed Sullivan Show
- 1950s Slang
- The Man Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
- Watch Mojo: Top 10 Movies of the 1950s
- Everything 50s
- Watch Mojo: Top 10 Decade Defining TV Shows
- Watch Mojo: Top 10 Decade Defining Songs
General Pop Culture Resources:
- NPR - POP CULTURE CHANNEL
- THE GUARDIAN - TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, SPORTS, LIFESTYLE AND FASHION
- BUSTLE
- MASHABLE
- PASTE MAGAZINE - MUSIC, MOVIES, GAMES, TV, COMEDY, ETC.
- DEADSPIN - SPORTS NEWS
- THE RINGER - SPORTS, MOVIES, MUSIC, TV, TECH, ETC.
- FLAVORWIRE - COVERAGE OF CULTURAL EVENTS, ART, BOOKS, MUSIC, ETC.
- POP MATTERS: REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, AND ESSAYS ON A WIDE RANGE OF POPULAR CULTURE TOPICS
- VARIETY MAGAZINE
- POP HISTORY DIG - SHORT STORIES ON THE HISTORY AND POWER OF POPULAR CULTURE
- TIME MAGAZINE: ENTERTAINMENT
- THE NEW YORKER: CULTURE DESK
- THE ATLANTIC: ENTERTAINMENT
- BLEACHER REPORT: SPORTS COVERAGE FROM AROUND THE U.S./WORLD
- ACCULTURATED - POP CULTURE MATTERS
- THE DISSOLVE
- POP DOSE - A POP CULTURE SITE COVERING THE BEST AND WORST IN MUSIC, FILM, TV, CURRENT EVENTS, BOOKS AND MORE
- CULTURAL POLITICS: AN EXCELLENT SOURCE FOR ALL THINGS POPULAR CULTURE
- OVER-THINKING IT - MOVIES, TV, MUSICS, COMICS, VIDEO GAMES, BOOKS AND POP CULTURE
- AUTHENTIC HISTORY - PRIMARY SOURCES FROM AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE
- LIFE MAGAZINE
- KNOW YOUR MEME: WEBSITE DEDICATED TO DOCUMENTING INTERNET PHENOMENA (VIRAL VIDEOS, CATCHPHRASES, WEB CELEBS, ETC.)
General U.S. History Resources:
- DIGITAL HISTORY - ONLINE TEXTBOOK
- BEST HISTORY SITES ON THE WEB - ORGANIZED BY DECADE - USEFUL RESOURCES FOR THOSE RESEARCH PAPERS!
Databases
CELEBRITY:
- CELEBRITY CULTURE & THE AMERICAN DREAM
- MEDIA HISTORY PROJECT - DIGITIZED IMAGES OF FAN MAGAZINES THROUGH THE AGES
- MOVIE MAGS
- BBC - CELEBRITY UNCOVERED
COMICS:
- A SHORT HISTORY OF AMERICAN COMIC BOOKS
- CRIMEBOSS - CRIME COMICS OF THE 1940S & 1950S
- THE MUSEUM OF BLACK SUPERHEROES
- ORIGINS OF AMERICAN ANIMATION
- MARVEL COMICS
- DC COMICS
- COMICS WITH PROBLEMS - AN INTERESTING SITE WITH LINKS TO AN ARRAY OF ODD HISTORICAL COMICS
- OPEN CULTURE - COMIC DATABASE
RADIO & TELEVISION:
- TV PARTY - CLASSIC TELEVISION SHOWS OF THE ‘50S-‘70S
- TVLINK’S FILM & TV WEBSITE ARCHIVE
- TV GUIDE
- MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS
- ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN TELEVISION
- OLD RADIO WORLD
FILM:
- IMAGES: CITE DEVOTED TO MOVIES
- IMDB - EXCELLENT CITE FOR INFORMATION ON FILMS
- AMC’S FILMSITE
- CHARLIE CHAPLIN - SOLID RESOURCES, LINKS, AND BACKGROUND ON CHAPLIN
- WARNER BROS. CHARLIE CHAPLIN SITE
- SILENT FILMS
- BLAXPLOITATION - TRIBUTE TO THE ‘70S FILM GENRE
MUSIC:
- ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
- TEACH ROCK - RESOURCE FOR ALL THINGS MUSIC FROM 1940s ONWARD
- ROCK & ROLL: AN AMERICAN STORY - GREAT RESOURCES ON MUSIC FROM THE 1950S-PRESENT
- VH1 MUSIC
- MTV
- ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
- THE HISTORY OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
- LYRICS WORLD
- DAVEY D’S HIP-HOP CORNER
- RAP WORLD - RAP AND HIP-HOP HISTORY
- ROCK MUSIC TIMELINE
- THIS DAY IN MUSIC
ART: SPORTS:
- BABE RUTH: CONSTRUCTING A LEGEND
- ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS' PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
- NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
- SPORTS & TELEVISION
- DEADSPIN
- THE PLAYERS' TRIBUNE
- AD-FLIP: WORLD’S LARGEST ARCHIVE OF CLASSIC PRINT ADS
- AD ACCESS - DUKE UNIVERSITY HISTORICAL AD COLLECTION
- ADVERTISING AGE MAGAZINE
- MAD MAGAZINE
- EMERGENCE OF ADVERTISING IN AMERICA - DUKE UNIV.
- MEDIA HISTORY DIGITAL LIBRARY- ONLINE PERIODICAL DATABASE
- ADWEEK
- CONSUMERIS
TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERS:
MISCELLANEOUS:
- BAD FAD MUSEUM
- BARBIE
- ROADSIDE AMERICA - ONLINE GUIDE TO OFF-BEAT TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
- FOOD TIMELINE - POPULAR AMERICAN FOODS FROM THE 20TH CENTURY
- MOPOP - MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE
- HISTORY OF HUMOR - COMEDY TIMELINE
Popular Culture Museums:
