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Swinging Sixties: The British Invasion and Social History

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Swinging Sixties: The British Invasion and Social History

with Dr. Julie Taddeo

2025-11-15 14:00:00 2025-11-15 15:00:00 America/New_York Swinging Sixties: The British Invasion and Social History Virtual -

Saturday, November 15
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-15 14:00:00 2025-11-15 15:00:00 America/New_York Swinging Sixties: The British Invasion and Social History Join us and Dr. Julie Taddeo for a fascinating look at the 1960's "British Invasion" and its social history! Virtual -

Join us and Dr. Julie Taddeo for a fascinating look at the 1960's "British Invasion" and its social history!

Whether you remember the 60's or are just fascinated by the era, you won't want to miss this exciting presentation from Dr. Julie Taddeo, a history professor at the University of Maryland! This talk will focus on the social history of the "British Invasion" of the 1960's in America, including the rise and prominence of The Beatles and other UK musical groups! 

Registration is required and will close one hour before the program. This program will take place on Zoom and the link to the program will be sent by CCPL staff one hour prior to the event. 

Be sure to check your Spam/Junk folder if you haven't received the event login information 45 mins prior to the event start in your Inbox. If you did not receive an email at all, please contact the La Plata Branch at 301-934-9001 or email laplataref@ccplonline.org.

About the Presenter: Dr. Julie Taddoe is a Research Professor of British History at University of Maryland. She received my PhD from University of Rochester and has also taught at UC Berkeley and Temple University. She has published multiple books and articles on such topics as the Bloomsbury Group and British modernism; the British novelists Catherine Cookson and Anne Perry; the neo-Victorian movement known as Steampunk; British period drama television and how we can use popular culture to discuss issues of class, gender, and race.


The views expressed by presenters are their own, and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Charles County Public Library.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Presenter | Community Engagement |

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