Remembering Woodstock

The Woodstock festival of 1969 and its continuing significance is the subject of this wide ranging book which brings together writers from the fields of sociology, media studies and popular music studies. Each chapter explores a specific aspect of the festival and its influence on the music industry, the rock festival 'tradition', sixties nostalgia and the cultural impact of popular music.

Dave Allen is Deputy Head of the Department of Creative Technologies at the University of Portsmouth Andy Bennett is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey Gerry Bloustien is a Senior Lecturer and Program Director in Communication, Culture and Media, at the University of South Australia Dave Laing was formerly Reader in Media Studies at the University of Westminster and popular music journalist Country Joe McDonald has been a songwriter and performing musician since the mid-1960s George McKay is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK Allan F. Moore is Professor of Popular Music, and Head of the Department of Music and Sound Recording at the University of Surrey John Street is Reader in Politics at the University of East Anglia Simon Warner is Senior Teaching Fellow in the School of Music at the University of Leeds Sheila Whiteley is Professor of Popular Music at the University of Salford, Greater Manchester. She is also Associate Dean (Academic Enterprise) for the Faculty of Arts, Media and Social Sciences