Beatniks

BEATNIKSDiana Ríos Quiroz

Nieves Fernanda Cancela Sánchez

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First of all... what’s the beat generation?

A group of American post-World War II writers.

Rejected the received standards.

Innovated style, experimented drugs and alternate sexuality.

Rejected materialism and portrayed the human condition in an explicit way.

Prominent in the 1950s.

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So, who are the Beatniks?They belonged to the beat generation.

A juvenile stereotype, especially distinguished by their way of dressing.

Stressed artistic self-expression and the rejection of the mores of conventional society.

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CharacteristicsTheir fashion was related to an attitude inclined to laziness, sex without boundaries, violence, vandalism and delinquent gangs.

Also had a different kind of language or different urban vocabulary, like calling each other “daddy-o”.

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Consumptions

The Beatniks were great buyers of books.

Also used bongos quite frequently.

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Fashion & Style

Usually characterized by wearing:

Sweaters

Turtle necks

Berets

Black round glasses

Dark shades of clothing

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OUR EVENT

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What does it consist of?

Our event is a party/reunion for all the beatniks that are still among us nowadays.

It will be a major artistic/cultural event with activities that they liked to do.

A 1950s art exhibition, live jazz music, bongos available and of course, for the ones interested, a beatnik-styled poetry contest.

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