AMERICAN STUDIES 465 - Jack Kerouac. Fall 2008

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Franklin and Marshall College

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Description:

Tapping into the renewed interest and re-evaluation of Jack Kerouac and his work, we will read Kerouac in the context of the "Beat Generation" with whom he identified and whom he helped define.Through the primary lens of Kerouac, his canon, and some modern and popular biographies of the author, we will also read William Burroughs and Alan Ginsberg. Students will pursue individual projects in at least one other Beat author: Robert Creeley, Charles Olson, Paul Bowles, Ken Kesey, Gary Snyder, Barney Rosset or Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Same as ENG 465. Permission required. Ugolnik

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.FANDM.EDU

Phone Number:

(717) 291-3911

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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