The+Beat+Generation

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Topics to explore when investigating The Beat Generation:

 * politics, the economy, social mores, and popular culture of late 40's and 50's. Determine what might have given rise to the Beat Generation?
 * Beat novelists including William Burroughs, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, Ken Keasy, Tom Wolfe, William Carlos Williams, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti
 * Jack Kerouac's biography and his role in the Beat Generation
 * jazz musicians: Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, explore their connection to and influence on the Beat Generation
 * musicians: Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson and The Band, The Grateful Dead, Jim Morrison and The Doors, explore their connection to and influence from and on the Beat Generation.

Reference materials
This is the place to start any research project. Reference books such as encyclopedias and almanacs, offer short, authoritative information on every topic. These books cannot leave the library.


 * **REF 780.9** //Music in the 20th century//. DiMartino, D. 1998.
 * **REF 784.54 R** //The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll.// Pareles, J. 1983.
 * **REF 785.4203 G** //The New Grove dictionary of jazz// Kernfeld, B. 1988.
 * **REF 785.4209 B** //Jazz, a photo history.// Berendt, J. 1979.
 * **REF 973 ENC** //Encyclopedia of American history. Volume IX, Postwar United States, 1946 to 1968//. Winkler, A. 2003
 * **REF 973.921 Y** //The 1950s.// Young, W. 2004
 * **REF 973.9 G** //American chronicle : six decades in American life, 1920-1980//. Gordon, L. 1987
 * **REF 810.9003 D** //American Novelists since World WAR II : fourth series// 810.9003 Giles, J. 1995
 * **REF 810.9003 D** //American poets since World WAR II : fourth series//. Conte, J. 1996

Books
Non-fiction books about this topic are found in various sections of the library. To start look in the 700's (arts and music), 800's (literature), and the 900's (history). Be sure to do a keyword search using the online catalog (**Destiny**) to find materials under other subject areas.


 * **B DYLAN** //Bob Dylan//. Kramer, D. 1967.
 * **818 K** //Book of Sketches//**.** Kerouac, J. 2006.
 * **810.9 P** //The Beats: a graphic history//. Pekar, H. 2009.

WHS databases
Log into any of these databases by clicking on the link. If you are away from home, you will have to use a remote username and/or password. These can be found on the Library Media Center brochure. Make sure to take one home before leaving school!!
 * [|Sirs Decades] Search for information about 1950s. This database gives an excellent overview of the history and pop culture of that time. It is also useful for finding primary resources such as photographs, maps, and advertisements.
 * Student Edition- Infotrac Full-text articles and other multimedia geared toward high school students. Go here before Google! Click on the link for "Literature", then click on "Literary Topics, Genres, and Movements". Finally click on "Beat Movement" to find full-text articles; multimedia, newspapers, and other popular resources about your subject.

Internet sites

 * [|Perspectives in American Literature] Useful search tool for finding biographical information about authors.

BPL: electronic resources
You will need a BPL library card in order to access these databases. Ask Ms. Dalbec if you need help applying for a card.
 * **JSTOR**: More than 600 core scholarly journals focusing on literature and the humanities. Collection spans the last 150 years but does not includes most current 3 to 5 years.
 * **Student Resource Center**: Designed for grades 6-12, this database offers easy keyword searching across journals, images, books, and reference materials.