In the spring of 2018, a group of scholars trained in different fields, methodologies, and regions gathered at the University of Notre Dame to explore and debate the cultural upheavals of the 1960s in Europe and Latin America. With an introduction by one of the book's editors and 17 essays, this broad-ranging collection is a result of that enterprise. Loosely joined by one big question—Was 1968 a cultural revolution? —the individual contributions range from personal reflections by participants in the artistic and political movements of the era to close examination of image, music, and text and to careful analyses of transnational connections through individuals, organizations, and ideas. Some of the essays take on cultural phenomena in individual countries within precise time frames. Some embrace comparative and transnational perspectives, while others wrestle with foundational questions about the framing concepts of “culture” or “Global ‘68.”

This collection may be of particular value to those with interests in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, as multiple essays address those countries. Thematically, as one might expect, the Catholic Church receives significant attention in numerous essays. Overall, the essays, traversing a wide range of issues with eclectic approaches to argument and evidence, provide the reader with a thought-provoking exploration of the challenges and opportunities for comparative and transnational study of the cultural history of the Global 60s.