Erik Mortenson is an assistant professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. He has published essays on the Beats in a number of journals and in several books.
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction: Rethinking the Beats | p. 1 |
Being Present: Authenticity in Postwar America | p. 17 |
The Visionary State: Uniting Past, Present, and Future | p. 53 |
Immanence and Transcendence: Reich, Orgasm, and the Body | p. 84 |
Recording the Moment: The Role of the Photograph in Beat Representation | p. 121 |
Getting Together: Heterotopia and the Moment as a Social Site | p. 155 |
Conclusion: Making the Most of the Moment | p. 188 |
Notes | p. 193 |
Works Cited and Consulted | p. 207 |
Index | p. 217 |
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