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
EBSN Conference 2025
THE BEATS, RADICALISM, AND THE BIPOLAR WORLD
European Beat Studies Network 13th Annual Conference
University of Hildesheim
September 15-17, 2025
















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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News
The latest Beat culture news
October Gallery London Burroughs Solo Exhibition 6/3-5/4
Our friends at the October Gallery in London are putting on what sounds like a formidable show of Burroughs artworks…
Rethinking Kerouac: Afterlives, Continuities, Reappraisals
This collection of essays by esteemed Beat commentators reassesses one of the 20th century’s most emblematic but often misunderstood American…
Bernhard Lang’s Event
Bernhard Lang’s new work from his GAME series explores the possibility of playing with musical structures.