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

The Beats and Materiality:
Bodies, Media, Matter
EBSN Online CONFERENCE 2026
Online- November 2026 12-14 2026
News
The latest Beat culture news
London Interzone – photos and reviews
Our London Interzone event has received some column inches - and we've updated the page with some of the best…

Burroughs’ The Western Lands, Online Book Group, October 3, 5pm
Left Book Club and the Wobblies discuss The Western Lands

Interzone Event Review
International Times reviews Interzone: Burroughs & Beats Rewired

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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