Write a persuasive essay on either  the effects of the phenomenon of Beatlemania incorporating the assigned readings and films, perspectives from both the disciplines of communication and history, and their own research in primary sources from the 1960s.

Write a persuasive essay on either  the effects of the phenomenon of Beatlemania incorporating the assigned readings and films, perspectives from both the disciplines of Communication and History, and their own research in primary sources from the 1960s

Assigned Readings-
Colin Macinnes, Absolute Beginners. MacGibbon and Kee, 1959.3.

Stephen D. Stark, Meet the Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band That Shook Youth, Gender, and the World. HarperCollins, 2005.

Andrew Jackson, 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music. Ingram, 2015.

Required Films-
Rebel without a Cause. 1955. Directed by Nicholas Ray

A Hard Day’s Night. 1964. Directed by Richard Lester.