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Kerouac 100 in Portugal

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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American Joyride: 100 Lines for the Kerouac Centenary

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

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

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

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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