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Beat Movement

Purpose of the Beat Movement

Group of writers whose literature explored and influenced American culture after WW11.

  • Writers in the Beat Movement used informal and interesting forms of writing
  • Pushed boundaries of acceptance in the 1950's.
  • Emphasized a spiritual yearning

Jack Kerouac

Beat Movement

(Beat Generation)

  • Subculture: A cultural group of people within a larger cultural group that often has different believes and interests from the larger group.

Lifestyle of Beatniks

Where did they live?

Beatnik: Young person in the 1950's-1960's that belonged to the subculture related to the Beat Generation

  • Pioneer of the Beat Generation
  • Became an underground celebrity
  • Covered topics such as Catholic spirituality, jazz, poverty, promiscuity, and drugs
  • Died at age 47 from internal bleeding due to long-term alcohol abuse
  • Influenced by Eastern Philosophy and religion
  • Rejected normal social values
  • Expressed individual freedom
  • Reject modern trends and goes for a rebellious look.
  • counterculture attitude
  • goal is to improve oneself spiritually and intellectual
  • People experimented with psychedelic drugs and sexual liberation
  • Fashion and literature was more bold, expressive and straightforward.
  • Free form Jazz
  • "Everyone beats to a different drum"

Style

  • There were a couple main spots around the country
  • Mostly on the West Coast
  • Very underground places or "up and coming" towns

Places

Famous Beatniks

  • Columbia University
  • Time Square "Underworld"
  • San Francisco
  • Washington
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Jack Kerouac
  • Neal Cassady
  • Gregory Corso
  • Lew Welch
  • Gary Snyder
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