Capturing The Beat Moment
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Capturing The Beat Moment
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Author : Erik Mortenson
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2010-11-02
Capturing The Beat Moment written by Erik Mortenson and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Examining “the moment” as one of the primary motifs of Beat writing, Erik Mortenson offers the first book to investigate immediacy and its presence and importance in Beat writing. Capturing the Beat Moment: Cultural Politics and the Poetics of Presence places an expanded canon of Beat writers in an early postmodern context that highlights their importance in American poetics and provides an account of Beat practices that reveal how gender and race affect Beat politics of the moment. Mortenson argues that Beat writers focused on action, desire, and spontaneity to establish an authentic connection to the world around them and believed that “living in the moment” was the only way in which they might establish the kind of life that led to good writing. With this in mind, he explores the possibility that, far from being the antithesis of their times, the Beats actually were a product of them. Mortenson outlines the effects of gender and race on Beat writing in the postwar years, as well as the Beats’ attempts to break free of the constrictive notions of time and space prevalent during the 1950s. Mortenson discusses such topics as the importance of personal visionary experiences; the embodiment of sexuality and the moment of ecstasy in Beat writing; how the Beats used photographs to evoke the past; and the ways that Beat culture was designed to offer alternatives to existing political and social structures. Throughout the volume, Mortenson moves beyond the Kerouac-Ginsberg-Burroughs triumvirate commonly associated with Beat literature, discussing women—such as Diane di Prima, Janine Pommy Vega, and Joyce Johnson—and African American writers, including Bob Kaufman and Amiri Baraka. With the inclusion of these authors comes a richer understanding of the Beat writers’ value and influence in American literary history. !--?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--
The Cambridge Companion To The Beats
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Author : Steven Belletto
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-13
The Cambridge Companion To The Beats written by Steven Belletto and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
This Companion offers an in-depth overview of the Beat era, one of the most popular literary periods in America.
Capturing The Journey
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Author : Barrett Williams
language : en
Publisher: Barrett Williams
Release Date : 2024-12-26
Capturing The Journey written by Barrett Williams and has been published by Barrett Williams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-26 with Photography categories.
**Capturing the Journey Embrace Van Life Through Your Lens** Step into a world where the road is your home, the sky your ceiling, and every turn unveils a new adventure. "Capturing the Journey" invites you on a transformative voyage into van life, where your camera becomes a passport to storytelling. **Chapter 1 The Call to Adventure** sets the stage with the irresistible allure of a nomadic lifestyle. Discover how to prepare for life on the road and equip yourself with the essential gear to thrive. Master the art of **Photography as a Language** in Chapter 2. Dive into the fundamentals of visual storytelling, understanding the tools of the trade, and learn to capture moments that speak beyond words. In **Crafting Your Story** (Chapter 3), uncover techniques to develop a compelling narrative voice, while Chapter 4 teaches you to find beauty in simplicity, turning the mundane into extraordinary through minimalist photography. The handbook continues with an insightful exploration of **Light and Composition on the Road** (Chapter 5). Here, you'll harness natural light, perfect your compositions, and tackle environmental challenges with ease. Meet the world through the lens of freedom in Chapter 6's **Portraits of Freedom People and Places**, celebrating human connections and diverse landscapes. Then jump into the pulse-pounding experiences in **Adventure Awaits** (Chapter 7), documenting everything from urban exploration to tranquil scenes. Editing takes center stage in Chapter 8's **The Art of Editing and Curation**, where you'll breathe life into your stories. Chapter 9 prepares you for the digital arena by building an audience and engaging with communities. Confront and conquer with Chapter 10’s **Overcoming Challenges**, ensuring creativity doesn't falter on the road. Delve into the lasting joys of van life in Chapter 11, balancing passion with practicality. "Capturing the Journey" is more than a guide—it's a manifesto for nomadic storytelling, celebrating the diverse, the unknown, and the beautifully imperfect adventures awaiting your discovery. Passionate, insightful, and ever-inspiring, this eBook is your companion in crafting extraordinary stories.
The Ultimate Illustrated Beats Chronology
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Author : Robert Niemi
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2011-08-02
The Ultimate Illustrated Beats Chronology written by Robert Niemi and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-02 with Fiction categories.
Did you know that less than two weeks after Jack Kerouac reported to the Newport, RI U.S. Naval Training Station (the same month that the German 6th Army was surrendering at Stalingrad), he was discharged, diagnosed with a “Constitutional Psychopathic State, Schizoid Personality”? That just a few months later, William Burroughs moved from Chicago to New York, where he took a small apartment at 69 Bedford Street and began a heroin addiction that was to last until 1956? That meanwhile, Gregory Corso, thirteen and homeless, was being arrested for petty larceny, while Hubert Selby, Jr., fifteen, joined the Merchant Marines? And that the very same year, Allen Ginsberg, a new graduate from Eastside High School in Patterson, New Jersey, began his first semester at Columbia University, where he first made the acquaintance of Herbert Gold and Jack Kerouac? Packed with month-by-month and week-by-week anecdotes, The Ultimate, Illustrated Beats Chronology is a meticulous timeline detailing the life events and literary accomplishments of the writers who became known as the Beat Generation. Covering an entire century and then some, this beautifully illustrated volume is certain to be an invaluable resource for anyone curious about the Beat Generation.
The Philosophy Of The Beats
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Author : Sharin N. Elkholy
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2012-04-27
The Philosophy Of The Beats written by Sharin N. Elkholy and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-27 with Philosophy categories.
The phrase "beat generation"—introduced by Jack Kerouac in 1948—characterized the underground, nonconformist youths who gathered in New York City at that time. Together, these writers, artists, and activists created an inimitably American cultural phenomenon that would have a global influence. In their constant search for meaning, the Beats struggled with anxiety, alienation, and their role as the pioneers of the cultural revolution of the 1960s. The Philosophy of the Beats explores the enduring literary, cultural, and philosophical contributions of the Beats in a variety of contexts. Editor Sharin N. Elkholy has gathered leading scholars in Beat studies and philosophy to analyze the cultural, literary, and biographical aspects of the movement, including the drug experience in the works of Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, feminism and the Beat heroine in Diane Di Prima's writings, Gary Snyder's environmental ethics, and the issue of self in Bob Kaufman's poetry. The Philosophy of the Beats provides a thorough and compelling analysis of the philosophical underpinnings that defined the beat generation and their unique place in modern American culture.
The Spiritual Imagination Of The Beats
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Author : David Stephen Calonne
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-17
The Spiritual Imagination Of The Beats written by David Stephen Calonne and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
The first comprehensive study to explore the role of esoteric, occult, alchemical, shamanistic, mystical and magical traditions in the work of major Beat authors.
Rethinking Kerouac
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Author : Erik Mortenson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2024-12-12
Rethinking Kerouac written by Erik Mortenson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
This long overdue reevaluation of Jack Kerouac gives fresh perspectives on his unique literary output, his vexed relation to issues of race, class, and gender, as well as his continuing cultural afterlife. This collection of essays by esteemed Beat commentators reassesses one of the 20th century's most emblematic but often misunderstood American writers. Despite amassing a substantial body of influential work and becoming a recognizable icon globally, Kerouac has often suffered critical neglect, and this volume seeks to offer a range of fresh perspectives on his unique artistic output as well as his continuing cultural afterlife. Through an examination of classic texts like On the Road to more obscure ones like Pic, these essays recalibrate our understanding of the writer by placing his creative output into dialogue with current cultural issues to provide a rethinking of how concerns such as race, gender relations, artificial intelligence, populist rhetoric, and queerness inform his work and its contemporary reception. These essays also examine how the peculiarities of global circulation and social media influence the ongoing cultural appropriation of Kerouac in popular music, literature, and online. Through these varied approaches, Rethinking Kerouac: Afterlives, Continuities, Reappraisals provides an indispensable account of the continued relevance of both Kerouac the writer and Kerouac the cultural icon in the 21st century.
The Collaborative Artist S Book
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Author : Alexandra J. Gold
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2023-06-08
The Collaborative Artist S Book written by Alexandra J. Gold and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-08 with Art categories.
The Collaborative Artist's Book offers a rare glimpse into collaborations between poets and painters from 1945 to the present, and highlights how the artist's book became a critical form for experimental American artists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Alexandra Gold provides a broad overview of the artist's book form and the many ongoing debates and challenges, from the disciplinary to the institutional, that these forms continue to pose.
The Beats
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Author : Nancy Grace
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2021-03-11
The Beats written by Nancy Grace and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
'[This] survey of the many little magazines carrying the Beat message is impressive in its coverage, drawing attention to the importance of their paratextual content in providing valuable socio-political context. [...] The collection contains a range of insightful close readings, astute contextualizing, and inventive lateral pedagogical thinking, charting the transformation of the Beat scene from its free-wheeling, self-help, heady revolutionary 1960’s days to its contemporary position as an increasingly respectable component of the curriculum. [...] The Beats: A Teaching Companion is successful on a number of levels; it is a noteworthy contribution to the ever expanding field of Beat studies and, more broadly, cultural studies; and it is a collection that at its best gives hope that in referring to its ideas the inspired teacher may still be able to enlarge the lives of their students.' John Shapcott, Keele University
How The Other Half Looks
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Author : Sara Blair
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-05
How The Other Half Looks written by Sara Blair and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with History categories.
How New York’s Lower East Side inspired new ways of seeing America New York City's Lower East Side, long viewed as the space of what Jacob Riis notoriously called the "other half," was also a crucible for experimentation in photography, film, literature, and visual technologies. This book takes an unprecedented look at the practices of observation that emerged from this critical site of encounter, showing how they have informed literary and everyday narratives of America, its citizens, and its possible futures. Taking readers from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, Sara Blair traces the career of the Lower East Side as a place where image-makers, writers, and social reformers tested new techniques for apprehending America--and their subjects looked back, confronting the means used to represent them. This dynamic shaped the birth of American photojournalism, the writings of Stephen Crane and Abraham Cahan, and the forms of early cinema. During the 1930s, the emptying ghetto opened contested views of the modern city, animating the work of such writers and photographers as Henry Roth, Walker Evans, and Ben Shahn. After World War II, the Lower East Side became a key resource for imagining poetic revolution, as in the work of Allen Ginsberg and LeRoi Jones, and exploring dystopian futures, from Cold War atomic strikes to the death of print culture and the threat of climate change. How the Other Half Looks reveals how the Lower East Side has inspired new ways of looking—and looking back—that have shaped literary and popular expression as well as American modernity.