Welcome
to the EBSN
The European Beat Studies Network (EBSN) brings together, from across and beyond Europe, those who share an academic or creative interest in the broad field of Beat culture.
The EBSN aims to be inclusive; a genuine community of scholars and students, writers and artists, which not only reaches out to all kinds of people who work on the Beats, but also actively invites their participation. Read more
LONDON INTERZONE
BURROUGHS + BEATS REWIRED
European Beat Studies Network Special Event 2026
The Horse Hospital London
September 4-6, 2026
The Beats and Materiality:
Bodies, Media, Matter
EBSN Online CONFERENCE 2026
Online- November 2026 12-14 2026
News
The latest Beat culture news
Nominations for the BSA Awards 2026 are out now!
Here are the nominations for the BSA Awards 2026: Best Graduate Student Paper/Presentation "'Who Scribbled All Night': The Aesthetics of…

Jean Fanchette: New Translation & Events in Chapel Hill
Véronique Fanchette and Hassan Melehy conducted readings of a translation of Jean Fanchette's anthology "L'Île Equinoxe" in Chapel Hill recently.…

New Interview: Thomas Antonic – The Three Wives of William
New interview up on the "Voices" section, CHECK IT!

EBSN Publishing
Scholarship
Take a look at EBSN reviews, interviews and other short pieces of scholarship
Voices
beat interviews
Conversations and reflections from key figures in the Beat community
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