Christopher Gair
Biographic Data
| ID | 1088727 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Gair |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Gair |
| SIGNATURE | GAIR C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6302-3291 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Spiritual Imagination of the BeatsWomen Writers of the Beat Era
Not so long ago, there seemed to be a consensus about what constituted the Beat generation. At its heart lay the triumvirate of Jack Kerouac (the “King of the Beats”), Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs, respective authors of the Beat hypercanon, On the Road (1957), “Howl” (1956), and Naked Lunch (1959). Revolving around them was an outer circle of poets and novelists, including Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Diane di Prima, Gary Sny…
Marxism, Colonialism, and Cricket
“Mix According to Formula”
Martin Eden (1909) commences in the aftermath of a moment of (naturalist) chance and concludes with a supreme demonstration of the realist will to power. The manner in which London begins and ends the novel suggests a deliberate resistance to any effort to contain it within preconceived generic forms, such as realism, naturalism, or the popular romance, and a desire to disconcert readers expecting the book to follow a particular, preordained patt…
The Cruise of the Rolling Junk
In July 1920, the recently married Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald more-or-less spontaneously made the decision to drive South to visit Zelda's parents in Montgomery, Alabama, a journey of 1200 miles wh
Transatlantic Women's Literature
On the Walls and in the Streets
Debates over censorship often become debates over the influence of culture on society's morals and the perceived need to protect women and children. Purifying America explores the widespread middle-class advocacy of censorship as a popular reform around the turn of the century and provides a historical perspective on contemporary debates over censorship, morality, and pornography that continue to divide women
The Manhood Game
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The Manhood Game
On the Walls and in the Streets
Debates over censorship often become debates over the influence of culture on society's morals and the perceived need to protect women and children. Purifying America explores the widespread middle-class advocacy of censorship as a popular reform around the turn of the century and provides a historical perspective on contemporary debates over censorship, morality, and pornography that continue to divide women
Transatlantic Women's Literature
The Cruise of the Rolling Junk
In July 1920, the recently married Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald more-or-less spontaneously made the decision to drive South to visit Zelda's parents in Montgomery, Alabama, a journey of 1200 miles wh
“Mix According to Formula”
Martin Eden (1909) commences in the aftermath of a moment of (naturalist) chance and concludes with a supreme demonstration of the realist will to power. The manner in which London begins and ends the novel suggests a deliberate resistance to any effort to contain it within preconceived generic forms, such as realism, naturalism, or the popular romance, and a desire to disconcert readers expecting the book to follow a particular, preordained patt…
Marxism, Colonialism, and Cricket
The Spiritual Imagination of the BeatsWomen Writers of the Beat Era
Not so long ago, there seemed to be a consensus about what constituted the Beat generation. At its heart lay the triumvirate of Jack Kerouac (the “King of the Beats”), Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs, respective authors of the Beat hypercanon, On the Road (1957), “Howl” (1956), and Naked Lunch (1959). Revolving around them was an outer circle of poets and novelists, including Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Diane di Prima, Gary Sny…
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