The phenomenon of the ‘рsychedelic renaissance’ in the present-day USA
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2022-1-109-123
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of the pharmacological theory of the “Set and Setting” in the American socio-cultural context of the XXI century and focuses on the main collective factors that influence the emergence and rise of the third wave of popularity of illicit substances in American society, such as identity crisis, racial and gender split, social contradictions, as well as the loss of confidence of US citizens in government against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and environmental disaster. Employing a comparative method to juxtapose the “psychedelic renaissance” of the 2010s with the “psychedelic heyday” of the 1960s, using journalistic articles, psychedelic film texts and the descriptions of music festivals as sources, the author examines the influence of the domestic political situation in the United States: 1) on the popularization of LSD, psilocybin and other psychedelic substances; 2) on the promotion of psychedelic trends in modern US popular culture, namely, in cinema and festival activities; 3) on the effectiveness of contemporary psychedelic research.
About the Author
A. S. Rogovtseva
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandra S. Rogovtseva, master’s degree student
bld. 6, Miusskaya Square, Moscow, 125047
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Rogovtseva A.S. The phenomenon of the ‘рsychedelic renaissance’ in the present-day USA. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations". 2022;(1):109-123. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2022-1-109-123
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