Discusses the appropriate place for the Beats in the literary canon and
curriculum and provides an overview of teaching practices at schools and
universities throughout the United States. Individual chapters on
general Beat literature, Burroughs, Ginsberg, and Kerouac provide the
substance of the bibliography. Annotated references for primary and
secondary materials include audio tapes, videos, CD-ROMs, and web sites,
as well as standard printed sources. Besides the famous triumvirate of
Beat writers, The Beat Generation features a section entitled Other
Beats which includes bibliographical paragraphs on seventy-five authors
and editors associated with the Beat movement.