Category Archives: Kerouac

Kerouac 100 in Portugal

Posted on October 11, 2022 by alabasterbreadfruit

On October 28, 2022, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, will host a celebratory event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Jack Kerouac. The event includes a keynote by Prof. Polina Mackay, panels on … Continue reading →

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Jack Kerouac at 100, the Beats in Ruigoord

Posted on September 16, 2022 by alabasterbreadfruit

On March 12, 2022 it was a hundred years ago that the American writer Jack Kerouac was born.To celebrate his centennial a large number of events is taken place this year. Kerouacs’ birthplace Lowell, Massachusetts takes centre stage with readings, … Continue reading →

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American Joyride: 100 Lines for the Kerouac Centenary

Posted on March 12, 2022 by ebsn

Follow this link HERE for an amazing video homage to Jack Kerouac by Tom Knoff and Kurt Hemmer, marking the centenary of Kerouac’s birth in Lowell, Massachusetts, March 12, 1922.

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CFP Journal of Beat Studies – Kerouac Centenary

Posted on February 15, 2022 by alabasterbreadfruit

The Journal of Beat Studies volume 10 will be a special issue focusing on Jack Kerouac in honor of his centenary.  The coeditors of this issue, Ronna Johnson and Tim Hunt, inv Continue reading →

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Kerouac Live! adds US film premiere

Posted on February 2, 2022 by smarties77

This month’s UK show celebrating the Beat writer’s centenary is now delighted to include American Joyride, a new and unseen short capturing the spirit of his art in words and images https://simonwarner.substack.com/p/kerouac-lives-adds-us-film-premiere

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Kerouac Centenary Film – Interview with Filmmakers

Posted on January 19, 2022 by alabasterbreadfruit

Tom Knoff and Kurt Hemmer in conversation with Simon Warner about their new short film: https://simonwarner.substack.com/p/riding-high-kerouac-centenary-film

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Kerouac and Beat Generation Exhibition in Japan

Posted on May 3, 2021 by alabasterbreadfruit

Some information on the upcoming exhibition from organizer Matt Theado: Discover America and the Beat GenerationJack Kerouac Types ON THE ROADThe genealogy of a counterculture through publications The exhibition opens at BB Plaza Museum of Art in Kobe on July … Continue reading →

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Review of Gerald Nicosia’s New Book

Posted on November 14, 2020 by alabasterbreadfruit

Read Matthew McLaughlin’s great review of Beat Scrapbook, accompanied by some magical photos contributed by Nicosia himself- here.

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Kerouac Scroll in Japan

Posted on November 10, 2019 by ebsn

Jack Kerouac’s One the Road scroll is going to Japan in May 2020! See the flyer here: Scroll Exhibition flier

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