Capturing the beat moment cultural politics and the poetics of presence /

Main Author: Mortenson, Erik, 1970-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale [Ill.] : Southern Illinois University Press, c2011.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10469380
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: rethinking the beats
  • Being present: authenticity in postwar America
  • The visionary state: uniting past, present, and future
  • Immanence and transcendence: Reich, orgasm, and the body
  • Recording the moment: the role of the photograph in beat representation
  • Getting together: heterotopia and the moment as a social site
  • Conclusion: making the most of the moment.