https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe Beat Culture en-us 2020-09-21 16:09:13 UTC 2025-03-30 16:48:34 UTC hello@padlet.com samuel_easter https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764906135 The beat culture during the 1950s was also known as the Beat Generation was a literary movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era.]]> 2020-09-21 16:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764906135 james_bourke https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764926944 They tried to incorporate more ideologies into american society. They used drugs and strayed away from a lot of the norms.]]> 2020-09-21 16:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764926944 samuel_easter https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764931194 Young people in the 1950s and early 1960s that belonged to a subculture associated with the beat generation were known as Beatniks. Beatnik was also a media stereotype prevalent throughout the late 1940s, 1950s to mid-1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation.]]> 2020-09-21 16:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764931194 allison_whitney https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764959034 A social and literacy movement centered in the bohemian artist communities of San Francisco's North Beach, Los Angeles' Vince west, and New York City's Greenwich Village.]]> 2020-09-21 16:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764959034 samuel_easter https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764961480 A couple things that caused the rise of the Beat Generation were the uniformity of housing and conformity of behavior which evidently led to reactive anarchy in creative expression. The second reason was the restrictions of McCarthyism which inspired Beats to redefine literature, arts, and music through strict rules.]]> 2020-09-21 16:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764961480 samuel_easter https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764978917 Allen Ginsberg is one of the 20th century's most influential poets, regarded as a founding father of the Beat Movement and known for the works like "Howl." William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac were also the founding fathers of the Beat Generation.]]> 2020-09-21 16:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764978917 allison_whitney https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764979788 Beat poets wanted to transform poetry to become and expression of genuine experiences. Sometimes when they would read their work it would be accompanied by jazz. Verses were frequently chaotic often had obscenities and frank references to sex. It was intended to free poetry from academic preciosity. Allow a free and unstructured composition where the writer could put down their thoughts and feelings without a plan or revision to convey the experience.]]> 2020-09-21 16:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764979788 samuel_easter https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764989127 One of the key beliefs and practices during the Beat Generation was free love and sexual liberation, which during this time was frowned upon in the Christian ideals of American culture at the time. Some Beat writers were openly gay or bisexual, including two of the most prominent writers (Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs).]]> 2020-09-21 16:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/764989127 james_bourke https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/765025006 Some writers of that era wanted to start a new counter culture trend.]]> 2020-09-21 16:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/765025006 samuel_easter https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/765036991 2020-09-21 16:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/765036991 allison_whitney https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/765041086 2020-09-21 16:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/765041086 joshua_rathbun https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768739273 The majority of the beat generations fame came from Ginsberg's book "Howl", Burrough's "Naked Lunch", and Keroauc's "On The Road". These three books were the main reason why people started to pay attention to beat literature. ]]> 2020-09-22 15:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768739273 allison_whitney https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768803109 2020-09-22 15:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768803109 joshua_rathbun https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768831583 The beat generation orignially started because people were tired of the routine and felt "beaten" down by traditional life style. The Beat generation was intended to echo the lost generation of 1920, but had a much larger impact in history.]]> 2020-09-22 16:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768831583 allison_whitney https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768846897 A key belief and practice of the Beat Generation was free love and sexual liberty. Some were openly gay or bisexual. Many wrote openly about interracial love and their love affairs.

Original members of the Beat Culture used a number drugs such as alcohol, marijuana, Benzedrine, and morphine. They later started to use psychedelic drugs such as peyote, ayahuasca, and LSD. They believed it enhanced creativity, insight or productivity.

Writers were heavily influenced by jazz. They incorporated their emotions towards jazz into some of their works. They discussed feelings, people, and objects associated with jazz in their writings.]]> 2020-09-22 16:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768846897 joshua_rathbun https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768854775 The beat generation had a large impact on society. Not only did it allow people to question the society they lived in and move out of it, but it also set precedent for bigger things such as hippies and anti-war movement.]]> 2020-09-22 16:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768854775 elizabeth_borovsky https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768929981 The 1950’s Beat Movement was also known as the Beat Generation. The original meaning of ‘beat’ was weary, but was later changed in meaning to fit a musical sense. Beatniks separated themselves from the general public by adopting different ways of life. They dressed differently, their manners were different. They had what was considered a hip vocabulary which was derived from jazz musicians. The Beatniks advocated for personal release, purification, as well as illumination through the heightened sensory awareness that could be induced via drugs, jazz, sex, or the disciplines of Zen Buddhism. ]]> 2020-09-22 16:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768929981 elizabeth_borovsky https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768932574 Beatniks also enjoyed poetry. Beat poets sought to transform poetry into an expression of genuine lived experience. When performing their work, often they would do it with jazz music in the background. They would be considered ‘chaotic’ because they would have no shame in referencing sex as well as other things that weren’t considered something you could perform in poetry. Allen Ginsber’s Howl became the most representative poetic expression of the beat movement and was publicized in 1957. Many people advocated for this type of poetry because it promoted freedom in one way or another.]]> 2020-09-22 16:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768932574 elizabeth_borovsky https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768937285 Coffee shops have closed down likely to the fact that Beaniks were performing poetry of such 'chaotic' nature and they did not want anyone to be influenced by it]]> 2020-09-22 16:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/768937285 james_bourke https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/771962395 These people didn't believe in conforming to society norms and they were labeled free-thinkers for this. Society says dress this way. They didn't dress that way. Society says not to do drugs. They did a lot of them]]> 2020-09-23 13:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/james_bourke/8lp7ciob0e1lbcbe/wish/771962395