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  1. Beat Generation - Wikipedia

    • In the 1950s, a Beatnik subculture formed around the literary movement, although this was often viewed critically by major authors of the Beat movement. In the 1960s, elements of the expanding Beat movement were incorporated into the hippie and larger counterculture movements. See more

    Overview

    The Beat Generation was a literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and … See more

    Etymology

    Although Kerouac introduced the phrase "Beat Generation" in 1948 to characterize a perceived underground, anti-conformist youth movement in New York, fellow poet Herbert Huncke is credited with first using the word "b… See more

    Significant places

    The origins of the Beat Generation can be traced to Columbia University and the meeting of Kerouac, Ginsberg, Carr, Hal Chase and others. Kerouac attended Columbia on a football scholarship. Though the beats a… See more

    Significant figures

    Burroughs was introduced to the group by David Kammerer. Carr had befriended Ginsberg and introduced him to Kammerer and Burroughs. Carr also knew Kerouac's girlfriend Edie Parker, through whom Burroughs … See more

    Participants

    Beat Generation women who have been published include Edie Parker; Joyce Johnson; Carolyn Cassady; Hettie Jones; Joanne Kyger; Harriet Sohmers Zwerling; Diane DiPrima; Bonnie Bremser; Lenore Kandel; … See more

    Culture and influences

    One of the key beliefs and practices of the Beat Generation was free love and sexual liberation, which strayed from the Christian ideals of American culture at the time. Some Beat writers were openly gay or bisexual, in… See more

    Topics

    While many authors claim to be directly influenced by the Beats, the Beat Generation phenomenon itself has had an influence on American culture leading more broadly to the hippie movements of the 1960s. … See more

     
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  1. The Beat Generation was a literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-World War II era. The bulk of their work was published and popularized by Silent Generationers in the 1950s, better known as Beatniks.
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    Beatniks were members of a social movement in the 1950s and early 1960s who subscribed to an anti- materialistic lifestyle. They rejected the conformity and consumerism of mainstream American culture and expressed themselves through various forms of art, such as literature, poetry, music, and painting.
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    Beat movement, also called Beat Generation, American social and literary movement originating in the 1950s and centred in the bohemian artist communities of San Francisco’s North Beach, Los Angeles’ Venice West, and New York City’s Greenwich Village.
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  2. Beat movement | History, Characteristics, Writers,

    Dec 20, 2024 · Beat movement, American social and literary movement originating in the 1950s and centred in the bohemian artist communities of San Francisco’s North Beach, Los Angeles’ Venice West, and New York City’s …

     
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    May 23, 2023 · The Beat Movement, also known as the Beat Generation, was a literary and cultural phenomenon in the United States during the 1950s. It was characterized by rejecting conventional American values, exploring Eastern …

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    Oct 28, 2024 · The Beat Generation emerged in the 1950s as a transformative literary and cultural movement that profoundly influenced American society. Characterized by a rejection of conventional norms, the Beats sought deeper …

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  7. How the Beat Generation Became “Beatniks”

    May 5, 2019 · What happened when the Beat Generation bumped up against the popular culture they were rebelling against? Historian Stephen Petrus writes about how the youth subculture was turned into a commodity.

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    May 25, 2023 · A Beatnik was a member of the Beat Generation, a cultural and literary movement that originated in the 1950s. This group was known for rejecting conventional societal norms, exploring altered states of consciousness, and …

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    Beat movement, American social and literary movement originating in the 1950s and centered in the bohemian artist communities of San Francisco’s North Beach, Los Angeles’ Venice West, and New York City’s Greenwich Village.

  11. The Beat Generation – Counterculture Museum

    Jazz—in particular the bebop and hard bop styles of the 1950s—was the soundtrack of the Beat Generation, the “birth of the cool.” For many, the spontaneous, improvisational nature of the music seemed to reflect their own …

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