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The Present and Future of Beat Studies 2021 : Tenth Anniversary Conference of the European Beat Studies Network, The Present and Future of Beat Studies

Online/Zoom

Event Date:	October 29, 2021 - October 31, 2021
Submission Deadline:	February 15, 2021
Notification of Acceptance:	April 15, 2021

About

Beat Studies is a vibrant field of academic and creative inquiry, growing scholarship recognizes this fact, but pressing questions remain. What is Beat? The transnational turn shows the Beat project exceeded just Kerouac-Ginsberg-Burroughs. While the Beat Generation seems predominantly an American phenomenon, might we speak of the emergence of a wider cross-cultural Beat-bohemian poetics? Some definitions of the “Beat Generation” appear too all encompassing; and one can question whether Beat scholars are choosing breadth at the expense of depth. What might more serious and sustained transatlantic and transnational discussions tell us about the present state of Beat Studies, and potential ways forward? Beat Studies is often overlooked in relation to other current fields of cultural analysis, in that case where do, or should, the Beats ‘fit’? The Beats were largely dismissive of academia, so should Beat Studies even exist as an established academic field, or should it exist outside the academy? Might scholars make more efforts to engage with non-institutional and creative/artistic approaches?

Call for Papers

Possible topics may include but are not limited to:

Aesthetic practices
Beats and other Bohemian movements
The Beat canon
Beat culture as a global phenomenon
Beat ownership
The Beat project
Biographical encounters
Cinematic ventures
Civil disobedience and free expression
Culture and power
Cultural confrontations and appropriations
Cultural mythology
Decolonial deliberations
Documentaries and interviews
Environmental considerations
Europe as a Beat location
Feminisms
Gender and identity
Geography and movement
The gritty underground
International Beats
Life-writing and the Beats
Limits in Beat studies
Linguistic discoveries
Marginalization
Material questions
Migration
Musical connections
Post-Beats
Publication histories
Re-defining the Beats
Teaching the Beats
Theatre and media
Theory and criticism
Transcultural Beats
Transnational aspects of Beat culture
Translations
Travel and the Flâneur
Uncovered histories
Women of the Beat Generation

Summary

The Present and Future of Beat Studies 2021 : Tenth Anniversary Conference of the European Beat Studies Network, The Present and Future of Beat Studies will take place in Online/Zoom. It’s a 3 days event starting on Oct 29, 2021 (Friday) and will be winded up on Oct 31, 2021 (Sunday).

The Present and Future of Beat Studies 2021 falls under the following areas: BEAT GENERATION, EUROPEAN LITERATURE, AMERICAN LITERATURE, etc. Submissions for this Conference can be made by Feb 15, 2021. Authors can expect the result of submission by Apr 15, 2021.

Please check the official event website for possible changes before you make any travelling arrangements. Generally, events are strict with their deadlines. It is advisable to check the official website for all the deadlines.

Other Details of the The Present and Future of Beat Studies 2021

Short Name: The Present and Future of Beat Studies 2021
Full Name: Tenth Anniversary Conference of the European Beat Studies Network, The Present and Future of Beat Studies
Timing: 09:00 AM-06:00 PM (expected)
Fees: Check the official website of The Present and Future of Beat Studies 2021
Event Type: Conference
Website Link: https://ebsn.eu/ebsn-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0qpBraGEP_4k9-eH9wch-pNO3uh0Qd_J_jvpn_AEqJhLizDSzxPVI1cAo
Location/Address: Online/Zoom

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