{"id":25080,"date":"2026-04-09T22:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=25080"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T09:15:39","slug":"counter-culture-boundary-transgressions-that-change-history","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/counter-culture-boundary-transgressions-that-change-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Counter Culture \u2013 Boundary Transgressions that change history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the first of many <a href=\"https:\/\/cubecinema.com\/\">Cube<\/a> events exploring counter culture, we take a deep dive into the concept of the counter culture and its relevance today. We invite you to join us as we take the long view of those movements that have defined the counter culture throughout the ages.<\/p>\n<p>Counter culture is often defined by myths. Going as far back as Prometheus who stole the fire from Zeus and Abraham who smashed the idols of the time. We will highlight how these myths influenced the principles and universal features that define counter culture.<\/p>\n<p>We will illustrate how these features of Counter Cultures show up throughout diverse moments in history, Such as the Sufis and their whirling dervishes, Socrates and the birth of modern though, Taoism and the Way and the Troubadours and their romantic love, the art of the Zen Masters. Moving on to periods of time that counterculture thrived such as the enlightenment of the 17th and 18th Century as well as Bohemian Paris in the early 1900s.<\/p>\n<p>Coming back to Bristol, Richard Jones from Tangent Books will highlight the history of Bristol\u2019s Counterculture from the Wild Bunch to Banksy and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>We will then hear from our panel including Pete Webb (PC Press), Jude Hutchen (Anti-War Activist and Artist) and Gen (Cube) about their personal experience of counter culture, its history and their thoughts on its relevance for today.<\/p>\n<p>We will then open it out to you the audience to gain your views and experiences, how it has shaped you and what does it mean to be counter culture today in the fragmented world we live in. What comes out of this event will help us to shape the rest of the series.<\/p>\n<p>So join us as we Tune in, Turn Up and Dive Down Deep into the counter culture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cubecinema.com\/programme\/event\/counter-culture-boundary-transgressions-that-change-history,15162\/\">Cube Microplex event<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/hdfst.uk\/e151169\">Tickets via Headfirst<\/a><br \/>\nNext event 19th May: <a href=\"https:\/\/cubecinema.com\/programme\/event\/rave-culture-a-new-era,15577\/\">Rave Culture &#8211; A New Era<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00-e151169_i323724_s4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Poster for Countercultures: Boundary transgressions that change history\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00-e151169_i323724_s4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00-e151169_i323724_s4-604x604.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00-e151169_i323724_s4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00-e151169_i323724_s4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00-e151169_i323724_s4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00-e151169_i323724_s4-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/00-e151169_i323724_s4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first of many Cube events exploring counter culture, we take a deep dive into the concept of the counter culture and its relevance today. 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