Beat generation cultural movement
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The Beat generation cultural movement was a mid-20th-century American literary and artistic wave that rejected mainstream values through experimental writing, spiritual exploration, and bohemian lifestyles, profoundly influencing later counterculture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beat culture | 4 |
| Beat generation cultural movement canonical | 1 |
| Beat poetry movement | 1 |
| Beat subculture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Beat generation cultural movement Context triple: [Wallace Berman, participantIn, Beat generation cultural movement]
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Picturesque movement
The Picturesque movement was an 18th–19th century aesthetic and architectural trend that valued irregularity, variety, and landscape-inspired composition to create scenes that appeared artfully natural and visually engaging.
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Saite artistic revival
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hip hop culture
Hip hop culture is a global movement originating in African American and Latino communities that encompasses rap music, DJing, breakdancing, graffiti art, and a distinct set of fashion, language, and social attitudes.
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Tergdaleulebi movement
The Tergdaleulebi movement was a 19th-century Georgian intellectual and national revival group that promoted modern education, cultural renewal, and political awakening in Georgia.
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Gramdan movement
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Beat generation cultural movement Target entity description: The Beat generation cultural movement was a mid-20th-century American literary and artistic wave that rejected mainstream values through experimental writing, spiritual exploration, and bohemian lifestyles, profoundly influencing later counterculture.
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A.
Picturesque movement
The Picturesque movement was an 18th–19th century aesthetic and architectural trend that valued irregularity, variety, and landscape-inspired composition to create scenes that appeared artfully natural and visually engaging.
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B.
Saite artistic revival
The Saite artistic revival was a period in ancient Egypt’s 26th Dynasty when artists deliberately emulated and reinterpreted Old and Middle Kingdom styles, producing a classicizing renaissance in sculpture, relief, and other visual arts.
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C.
hip hop culture
Hip hop culture is a global movement originating in African American and Latino communities that encompasses rap music, DJing, breakdancing, graffiti art, and a distinct set of fashion, language, and social attitudes.
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D.
Tergdaleulebi movement
The Tergdaleulebi movement was a 19th-century Georgian intellectual and national revival group that promoted modern education, cultural renewal, and political awakening in Georgia.
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E.
Gramdan movement
The Gramdan movement was a land reform initiative in India inspired by the Sarvodaya philosophy, encouraging entire villages to voluntarily donate their land into a communal pool for equitable redistribution and collective welfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
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literary movement ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| endTime | early 1960s ⓘ |
| field |
American literature
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poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| hasAestheticInfluence |
cut-up technique
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jazz improvisation ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-materialism
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bohemian lifestyle ⓘ drug experimentation ⓘ interest in Eastern religions ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ rejection of mainstream American values ⓘ sexual liberation ⓘ spiritual exploration ⓘ spontaneous prose techniques ⓘ |
| hasCoreActivity |
experimental writing
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oral performance ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
1960s counterculture
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Beatnik subculture ⓘ New American Poetry ⓘ New Left culture ⓘ
linked to:
New Left
hippie movement ⓘ performance poetry ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ rock music lyrics ⓘ spoken word poetry ⓘ underground press ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Howl obscenity trial
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linked to:
"Howl" obscenity trial
Six Gallery reading ⓘ publication of Howl and Other Poems ⓘ publication of On the Road ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Allen Ginsberg
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Amiri Baraka ⓘ Anne Waldman ⓘ
linked to:
Diane di Prima
Diane di Prima ⓘ Gary Snyder ⓘ Gregory Corso ⓘ Herbert Huncke ⓘ Jack Kerouac ⓘ Joan Vollmer ⓘ Kenneth Rexroth ⓘ Lawrence Ferlinghetti ⓘ Lucien Carr ⓘ Michael McClure ⓘ Neal Cassady ⓘ Peter Orlovsky ⓘ Philip Lamantia ⓘ William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| hasKeyWork |
Dharma Bums
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Howl ⓘ Junkie ⓘ Kaddish ⓘ Naked Lunch ⓘ On the Road ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
Greenwich Village, New York City
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linked to:
Greenwich Village
New York City ⓘ North Beach, San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalInfluence |
Christian mysticism
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Romanticism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Transcendentalism ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
existentialism ⓘ jazz culture ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
Beatnik
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linked to:
Beatniks
bohemianism ⓘ counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementSlogan | Beat as in beatific ⓘ |
| opposes |
McCarthyism
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conformist postwar American culture ⓘ consumerism ⓘ |
| startTime | mid-1940s ⓘ |
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