History students studying 20th century popular culture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst gained tangible insights at a local retailer this week. Well-known Bathurst museum curator and sessional lecturer in the CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mr Sam Malloy, took his first-year history students to visit The Naked Bud collectables and memorabilia outlet in Keppel Street, Bathurst, on Thursday 8 October. Here, the students were able to explore a range of consumer products created a generation before they were born. "The class is mainly first-year teacher education, communication, and arts students studying the subject The Short 20th Century (Two) which covers the Cold War period from 1945 to 1991," Mr Malloy explained. "The teaching unit this week is 'Popular culture and the rise of punk rock in the 1970s'. It taps into an ongoing debate about the roots and popularity of punk rock against the social and political behaviour of the day. At The Naked Bud we looked at a range of original objects and magazines representing popular culture – that is, mass consumerism; household products; advertising and media - from the 1950s to 1980s. We also examined Punk Music of the 1970s, mainly American and British performers, through looking at original vinyl record albums - and in some cases, playing records on an original 1970s record player. That was a 'first' for most of the students." Mr Malloy said this was the first time that CSU history students have visited The Naked Bud, which is owned and managed by Mr Dave Curry and Mr Michael Hope. "It houses a perfect collection from the Popular Culture era, and we greatly appreciate the experience that The Naked Bud has given to the students through forms of tangible history."