Greetings from the President
The Beat Studies Association was established in the belief that we cannot understand the seismic shifts in the American Arts and American culture in the decades following the Second World War without understanding the art and artists of the Beat Generation. From the mid-1950s on, the writers, painters, composers, and other artists connected to the Beat Generation have received a great deal of press, but they have received relatively little sustained or serious study. The Beat Studies Association seeks to help redress this imbalance by providing a community for scholars, teachers, and students engaged in Beat scholarship and by promoting awareness of the achievements of Beat Generation artists through its conferences, publications, web site, research of its members, and other activities. On behalf of the Beat Studies Association, I’d like to welcome you to our website and to invite you to become part of our conversation.
Tim Hunt, BSA President and Professor of English, Illinois State University
What's Happening!
The Journal of Beat Studies (JBS)
We're pleased to announce The Journal of Beat Studies (JBS) -- the first academic journal devoted entirely to scholarship on Beat generation writers. Nancy M. Grace and Ronna C. Johnson will edit the journal, which will be published by Pace University Press. The first issues will appear in Spring 2012.
Conference News!
2011 ALA CONFERENCE
May 26-29, 2011
Boston, MA