'The Best Minds of My Generation': Beat Writers and the Rise of the Counter-Culture

In conventional 1950s America, a new breed of young experimental writers were beginning to make their voices heard. With the publication of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch, the USA began to face a rising backlash against conservative values, one which evolved into the radical politics and alternative lifestyles of the 1960s. Reading extracts from a range of 'Beat' writers of the period, the course will show how literature played a key role in changing the consciousness of a generation.

**To be delivered online**

Tutor: Martin Fletcher MA PhD

• Term: Summer
• Day: Saturday
• Start Date: 4th July 2020 *RESCHEDULED*
• Time: 10am-1pm
• No. of weeks: 1
• Full fee: £23

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So we can continue to support our students, we are working towards putting this course online, by setting up live seminars that students can join through Collaborate - a tool for online meetings that is similar to making video calls.

Students joining our online courses would need a reliable broadband connection, and access to a computer, laptop or tablet with sound and a microphone.