Beatniks
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Beatniks were members of a 1950s–1960s countercultural youth movement known for its bohemian lifestyle, rejection of mainstream values, and embrace of experimental art, literature, and jazz.
Aliases (2)
- Beat literature ×1
- Beatnik ×1
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
countercultural movement
→
social group → youth subculture → |
| associatedWithArtForm |
abstract art
→
poetry readings → spoken word performance → |
| associatedWithMovement |
Beat Generation
→
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| associatedWithMusicGenre |
bebop jazz
→
cool jazz → |
| associatedWithPerson |
Allen Ginsberg
→
Gregory Corso → Jack Kerouac → Neal Cassady → William S. Burroughs → |
| emergedInCity |
New York City
→
San Francisco → |
| emergedInNeighborhood |
Greenwich Village
→
North Beach → |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-materialism
→
bohemian lifestyle → existentialist attitudes → individualism → informal dress → interest in experimental art → interest in experimental literature → interest in modern jazz → nonconformity → rejection of mainstream values → use of hip slang → |
| hasOrigin |
United States
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| hasTimePeriod |
1950s
→
1960s → |
| influenced |
1960s counterculture
→
alternative art scenes → hippie movement → |
| influencedBy |
Beat literature
→
Eastern religions → Zen Buddhism → bohemianism → existentialist philosophy → jazz culture → |
| portrayedAs |
symbol of rebellion against conformity
→
|
| portrayedIn |
American popular culture of the late 1950s
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|
| stereotypedAppearance |
berets
→
black turtlenecks → goatees → sandals → sunglasses → |
| typicalActivity |
attending poetry readings
→
gathering in coffeehouses → hitchhiking and traveling → listening to jazz clubs → writing experimental literature → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Beat Generation
→
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influenced |
|
Tarantula
("Beat literature")
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influencedBy |
|
Beat Generation
("Beatnik")
→
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relatedConcept |