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    Beatnik. Beat, Beat, Beat (1959) by William F. Brown. Beatniks were members of a social movement in the mid-20th century, who subscribed to an anti- materialistic lifestyle. They rejected the conformity and consumerism of mainstream American culture and expressed themselves through various forms of art, such as literature, poetry, music, and ...

  2. Beat movement, American social and literary movement originating in the 1950s and centered in the bohemian artist communities of San Francisco’s North Beach, Los Angeles’ Venice West, and New York City’s Greenwich Village.

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  3. The Beatniks is an American crime film in the teensploitation genre directed by Paul Frees that was filmed in 1958 and released in 1959. It was also featured on the movie-mocking program Mystery Science Theater 3000 .

  4. May 5, 2019 · In the media, beatniks were mostly portrayed as “innocuous and silly figures, causing Americans to laugh at them and embrace them.” TV’s favorite beatnik was Maynard G. Krebs, a goofy, harmless man-child who shivered at the thought of work and began many a sentence with “like.”

  5. The Beat Generation was a literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-World War II era. [1] The bulk of their work was published and popularized by Silent Generationers in the 1950s, better known as Beatniks.

  6. Learn about the literary and social movement of the Beatniks, who rejected mainstream culture and sought "real" experiences in the 1940s and 1950s. Find out who were the key figures, what they wrote, and how they influenced pop culture.

  7. Jun 26, 2023 · Learn the origin and meaning of the term "beatnik" and how it differs from "beat generation". Discover how the Beat writers felt about being (mis)labelled "beatniks" and how they responded to the Beatnik poetry scene.