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Identifier	Thesis 1955
Author	Orduz, Aimee R.
Title	Hipsters and Chicks: Sex, Lies and Beat Literature
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2008
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	ABSTRACT: In "Hipsters and Chicks: Sex, Lies and Beat Literature" I consider the importance of gender roles within Beat Literature. One of the many facets of American life that the Beats came to question was predetermined gender roles. My thesis examines Go by John Clellon Homes, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, and Come and Join the Dance by Joyce Johnson as well as Johnson's memoir, Minor Characters. In working to articulate the many facets that defined accepted gender roles as well as consider the consequences of rebelling against those roles, I use the seminal text on the role of mid-20th century American women, Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique—a work that clarifies and complicated the expected role of women during this time period. In attempting to live lives that would satisfy urges that were outside the acceptance of mainstream society, the Beats tried to drop the performative gender roles that defined much of mid-20th century American life. By looking at Beat literature through the lens of gender and performance theory, "Hipsters and Chicks" proposes that gender roles during the Beat period were assumed rather than innate and a person could choose to perform the Beat role. In living according to Beat standards, the Beat chose to make a difficult choice that often put them at odds with mainstream society; however, the importance of the Beat Generation and the rebellion they officiated cannot be understated. Without the framework erected by the Beat Generation, the rebellions enacted by later generations that lead to advancements in the rights of women and African-Americans may never have developed.
Subject	American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Beat generation Sex role in literature
Department	Department of English
Advisor	Pozorski, Aimee L. (Aimee Lynn)
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734424
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