1. The Beat Generation An American Literary Revolution

2. Beatnik Stereotype: goatees, sunglasses, poetry readings, coffeehouses, slouches, and "cool, man, cool" jargon. Stereotype: goatees, sunglasses, poetry readings, coffeehouses, slouches, and "cool, man, cool" jargon. Much of Beat culture represented a negative stance rather than a positive one. It was animated more by a vague feeling of cultural and emotional displacement, dissatisfaction, and yearning, than by a specific purpose or program. Much of Beat culture represented a negative stance rather than a positive one. It was animated more by a vague feeling of cultural and emotional displacement, dissatisfaction, and yearning, than by a specific purpose or program.

3. Beat Generation in the Media

4. The Man is NOT your friend. Beatniks launched the anti-establishment movement in the 1950s, and Americans began to question tradition. Beatniks launched the anti-establishment movement in the 1950s, and Americans began to question tradition. The beat philosophy of anti-materialism, combined with its fundamental soul- searching ethos, influenced 1960s musicians, such as Bob Dylan, the early Pink Floyd and The Beatles. The beat philosophy of anti-materialism, combined with its fundamental soul- searching ethos, influenced 1960s musicians, such as Bob Dylan, the early Pink Floyd and The Beatles. Bob Dylan Pink FloydThe Beatles Bob Dylan Pink FloydThe Beatles

5. Jack Kerouac Novelist, writer, poet, artist Novelist, writer, poet, artist Born March 12, 1922 in Lowell, MA Born March 12, 1922 in Lowell, MA Died October 21, 1969 in St. Petersburg, FL; internal bleeding from bad liver Died October 21, 1969 in St. Petersburg, FL; internal bleeding from bad liver High school football/track star High school football/track star Columbia University- dropped out Columbia University- dropped out The Town and the City, On the Road (1957), The Subterraneans, Big Sur, Mexico City Blues, The Dharma Bums, Desolation Angels, Satori in Paris The Town and the City, On the Road (1957), The Subterraneans, Big Sur, Mexico City Blues, The Dharma Bums, Desolation Angels, Satori in Paris

7. Allen Ginsberg Poet and political activist Poet and political activist Born June 3, 1926 in Newark, NJ Born June 3, 1926 in Newark, NJ Died April 5, 1997 in NYC, NY Died April 5, 1997 in NYC, NY High school newspaper High school newspaper Columbia University- met other Beat writers Columbia University- met other Beat writers Howl (1956)- celebrated friends and attacked attacking what he saw as the destructive forces of materialism and conformity in the United States at the time. Howl (1956)- celebrated friends and attacked attacking what he saw as the destructive forces of materialism and conformity in the United States at the time.

9. William S. Burroughs Novelist, essayist, social critic, painter Novelist, essayist, social critic, painter Born Feb. 5, 1914 in St. Louis, MO Born Feb. 5, 1914 in St. Louis, MO Died August 2, 1997 in Lawrence, KS; heart attack Died August 2, 1997 in Lawrence, KS; heart attack Harvard University Harvard University Naked Lunch (1959)- deemed obscene Naked Lunch (1959)- deemed obscene Lived in NYC, Paris, London, Vienna, New Orleans, Mexico City Lived in NYC, Paris, London, Vienna, New Orleans, Mexico City Opiate addiction among other drug use Opiate addiction among other drug use

11. Gregory Corso Poet, youngest of the Beat inner circle Poet, youngest of the Beat inner circle Born March 26, 1930 in NYC, NY Born March 26, 1930 in NYC, NY Died Jan. 17, 2001 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota; prostate cancer Died Jan. 17, 2001 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota; prostate cancer Jailed at 13 for stealing a toaster Jailed at 13 for stealing a toaster Bomb (1958) ; Marriage (1958) Bomb (1958) ; Marriage (1958) Tragicomic poetry Tragicomic poetry

13. Thoreau Inspired Anti- mainstream, materialism, conformity Anti- mainstream, materialism, conformity Transcendental-Lost Generation-Beatnik- Hippie-Indy Transcendental-Lost Generation-Beatnik- Hippie-Indy