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The Revitalized Beat Studies Association (Press Release)

The following is a note from the Beat Studies Association.


SCHOLARS, INSTRUCTORS, STUDENTS, & ENTHUSIASTS OF THE BEAT GENERATION MOVEMENT

 BECOME PART OF THE REVITALIZED BSA NOW!  JOIN NOW & GET THE NEW Journal of Beat Studies #9   

The membership year runs until December 31, 2022.

$60 Regular/$65 International

$40 Students/Independent/Retired Instructors/$45 International 

To join the BSA, please go to http://beatstudies.org/join/

Membership benefits include:   

• eligibility to receive the print edition of the Journal of Beat Studies sent to your mailing address   

• eligibility to submit essays to the Journal of Beat Studies   

• eligibility to attend and/or present at Beat Studies Association conferences   

• eligibility to present on Beat Studies Association panels at  MLA, ALA, and other conferences   

• ability to receive the latest news and announcements from the BSA Beat Discussion Board   

Journal of Beat Studies #9 Includes: 

Article:   

•Deborah R. Geis, “Angelheaded (Neo-)Hipsters: Two Cultural Re-productions of Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’” 

The Beat Interview:      

 •A. Robert Lee, “Life Within Life: Clive Matson Interview” 

Commemorations:   

•Mary Paniccia Carden, “Revolutionary Poet: Diane di Prima, 1934-2020”   

•Jane Falk, “Michael McClure: ‘ALCHEMIST OF FLESH,’ 1932-2020”  

•Estíbaliz Encarnación-Pinedo, “I see you dancing: ruth weiss, word and legacy, 1928-2020”   

Reviews:    

•Nathaniel Cadle, Understanding William S. Burroughs by Gerald Alva Miller, Jr.   

•Daniel Kane, In the Rebel Café: Interviews with Ed Sanders, edited by Jennie Skerl   

•Eric Keenaghan, The Householders: Robert Duncan and Jess by Tara McDowell   

•Amor Kohli, A Black Arts Poetry Machine: Amiri Baraka and the Umbra Poets by David Grundy   

•Fiona Paton, The Beats: Authorships, Legacies by A. Robert Lee and The Beats: A Literary    History by Steven Belletto   

THE NEW BSA BOARD:
President – Matt Theado, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies 

Vice President – Hassan Melehy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Treasurer – Steven Belletto, Lafayette College 

Secretary – Kurt Hemmer, Harper College  

Board Member-at-Large – Deborah Geis, DePauw University  

Board Member-at-Large – Mary Paniccia Carden, Edinboro University  

Managing Editor of JBS – Erik Mortenson, Lake Michigan College  

Communications Manager – John Whalen-Bridge, National University of Singapore 

JOIN THIS REVITALIZED ORGANIZATION NOW! 

David S. Wills

David S. Wills is the founder and editor of Beatdom literary journal and the author of Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the Weird Cult, World Citizen: Allen Ginsberg as Traveller, and High White Notes: The Rise and Fall of Gonzo Journalism.

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