A militância de John Lennon e seu papel na contracultura do século XX

Abstract

The present paper has as a goal to analyze the period in which the artist Jonh Lennon acted politically, most part of the time beside his wife Yoko Ono, emphasizing the age that goes from 1966 to 1972. The couple's involvement with political causes called the attention, especially because of the irreverent way in which they had protested against the war in Vietnam and appeal for World Peace in the boom of Cold War, among other things. Through his music, artistic performances, handing out flyers, contributions to groups aligned to the revolutionary left and active participation in manifestations with identity causes, Lennon achieved to influence the political world scenario, managing even to bother the British government and fight to judicial battle against the american government in the Nixon age. Lennon also proved that he became a hero of all generation who was born after the Second World War, that was characterized by its defiant profile and had Lennon as one of its biggest symbols. It is still challeging to know the 60s and 70s made Lennon more politically active or if he was also influential of many cultural, behavior and ideological changes in the Twentieth Century