Join us for a fun and exciting cultural immersion into Beatnik, hipster culture. Learn and converse in “Beatspeak” and explore iconic cultural 1950s-60s influencers like Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs. Explore the historical and social context that shaped Beat values in post-war American society and examine the movement’s lasting impact on the world literary scene. This class is a prerequisite to Beatnik 102, an examination of significant female Beat writers of the same era, which will be offered next semester.