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The Beat Studies Association 2022 Conference: The Jack Kerouac Centenary

Posted on April 29, 2022 by ebsn

Our friends over at the BSA have just announced this great event for later this year: The Cultural Arts Committee at Harper College Presents: The Beat Studies Association 2022 Conference: The Jack Kerouac Centenary November 3-4, 2022  Harper College1200 West Algonquin … Continue reading →

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Ukraine

Posted on February 27, 2022 by alabasterbreadfruit

are mortified to hear about the crisis in Ukraine. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people, both those who are fleeing the hostilities and those who are fighting to defend their freedom. Continue reading →

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New Podcast Episode

Posted on February 18, 2022 by alabasterbreadfruit

The latest episode of “Playback – The EBSN Podcast“, featuring Panel 2 “Art and the Beat Generation” of our EBSN2021 Conference, is now available to view on YouTube: or hear via Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts.

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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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EBSN 2022 CFP Live Now

Posted on December 22, 2021 by alabasterbreadfruit

The call for papers for our 10th (!) annual conference to be held in Murcia, Spain, 28-30 September, is live Continue reading →

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Updates from Paul E. Nelson

Posted on November 1, 2021 by ebsn

Poet Paul E. Nelson is restarting his online poetry workshops in January, for more information see: https://paulenelson.com/2021/10/22/seriality-a-2022-workshop/ The Saturday morning (PST) version would be an acceptable slot for those in Europe. Some testimonials here: https://paulenelson.com/testimonials/ Paul would also like EBSN folks to know … Continue reading →

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ruth weiss Edited Book Out Now!

Posted on October 30, 2021 by ebsn

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110694550/html

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Humanities Journal – Green Readings on Beat

Posted on October 30, 2021 by ebsn

Humanities Special Issue “Keep on Rolling Under the Stars: Green Readings on the Beat Generation” out now!Edited by Chad Weidner – open access so check it out! https://www.mdpi.com/journal/humanities/special_issues/green_readings

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EBSN 2021 Update

Posted on October 16, 2021 by ebsn

EBSN 2021 Registration EBSN 2021 will be held via Zoom October 29-31 (Friday-Sunday). If you’re joining us as a speaker or attendee, make sure you register before the deadline (October 20). You can do so following the easy steps here.  Book … Continue reading →

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New Book Reviews

Posted on August 9, 2021 by alabasterbreadfruit

Check out the reviews just added to the site: NEW: Review of The Beats: A Teaching Companion (2021), edited by Nancy M. Grace, by John Shapcott. NEW : Just for Jolly, by Phil Baker.Review of Soft Need #23 (Expanded Media Editions, 2020) … Continue reading →

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