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Journal of Beat Studies
The Journal of Beat Studies is devoted exclusively to the scholarly criticism of Beat Generation writing and writers. Its mandate is to provide readers with intelligent and penetrating criticism across the range of Beat writing, including fiction, poetry, drama, autobiography, life writing, travel writing, and screenplay writing. The ultimate goal of the journal is to advance the quality of Beat Studies scholarship through application of diverse critical perspectives that address Beat production as both complex art and cultural critique.
Editor: Ronna Johnson Editor: Tim Hunt ISSN: 2165-8706
Jounral of Beat Studies Volume 9
The Journal of Beat Studies is devoted to the scholarly criticism of Beat Generation writing and writers. It provides readers with critiques and analyses of Beat writing in all its forms, including poetry, life and travel writing, autobiography, fiction, drama, art, and sketches, and screenplays. This issue is a solemn one due to the loss of many notable Beat writers and figures.
ISBN: 978-1-935625-66-7
Price: $40
Paperback, 2020
Journal of Beat Studies Volume 8
The Journal of Beat Studies is devoted to the scholarly criticism of Beat Generation writing and writers. It provides readers with critiques and analyses of Beat writing in all its forms, including poetry, life and travel writing, autobiography, fiction, drama, art, and sketches, and screenplays. Volume 8 features a survey of Beat Studies scholars on the topic of the state of the field and two essays on the the poetry of Joanne Kyger.
ISBN: 978-1-935625-48-3
Price: $40
Paperback, 2020
Journal of Beat Studies Volume 7
Journal of Beat Studies is devoted to the scholarly criticism of Beat Generation writing and writers. Its goal is to provide readers with intelligent and penetrating critiques and analyses of Beat writing in all its forms, including poetry, life and travel writing, autobiography, fiction, drama, art and sketches, and screenplays. Volume 7 will feature an article in both English and French, detailing Jack Kerorac’s adoration for libraries.
2019, Paper
Price: $40.00
Journal of Beat Studies Volume 6
Journal of Beat Studies is devoted to the scholarly criticism of Beat Generation writing and writers. Its goal is to provide readers with intelligent and penetrating critiques and analyses of Beat writing in all its forms, including poetry, life and travel writing, autobiography, fiction, drama, art and sketches, and screenplays.
Previous Beat Studies Volumes
Journal of Beat Studies Related Links
World Beats: Beat Generations Writing and the Worlding of U.S. Literature by Jimmy Fazzino
Beat Drama: Playwrights and Performances of the “Howl” Generation Edited by Deborah R. Geis
Awakening the Eye: Robert Frank’s American Cinema by George Kouvaros
Ambiguous Borderlands: Shadow Imagery in Cold War American Culture by Erik Mortenson
Works Reviewed in Journal of Beat Studies Volume 4
Crowded by Beauty: The Life and Zen of Poet Philip Whalen by David Schneider
Elise Cowen: Poems and Fragments by Elise Cowen, edited by Tony Trigilio
Conversations with Ken Kesey edited by Scott F. Parker
Call Me Burroughs: A Life by Barry Miles
The Ticket That Exoloded by William S. Burroughs, edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris
Nova Express by William S. Burroughs, edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris