Surf, Sex, and Psychedelics - Brown, Alan
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In early 1966 Alex finds himself out of school and a prime candidate to be drafted. Like many people his age he is in the process of finding out who he is and what he wants from life. Disillusioned by conventional social mores he adopts a fatalistic attitude and towards the draft as well as towards the accepted definitions of success and what constitutes a life well lived. He goes surfing. His journey takes him first to Mexico, the Army, Korea and back to California where the doors of perception continue to open. Once out of the Army he sets out to hitchhike across the country in the middle of winter only to change his mind and head to Hawaii.…mehr

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In early 1966 Alex finds himself out of school and a prime candidate to be drafted. Like many people his age he is in the process of finding out who he is and what he wants from life. Disillusioned by conventional social mores he adopts a fatalistic attitude and towards the draft as well as towards the accepted definitions of success and what constitutes a life well lived. He goes surfing. His journey takes him first to Mexico, the Army, Korea and back to California where the doors of perception continue to open. Once out of the Army he sets out to hitchhike across the country in the middle of winter only to change his mind and head to Hawaii.
Autorenporträt
Alan Brown is associate professor of English Education and Chair of the Department of Education at Wake Forest University. A former high school English teacher and basketball coach, he is the inaugural director for the Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education and a leadership team member for the Skip Prosser Literacy Program and Winston-Salem TEACH. Dr. Brown teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on topics including action research, adolescent literacy, arts integration, secondary education, and young adult literature. His scholarly interests include critically examining the culture of sports in schools and society while connecting contemporary literacies to students' extra-curricular interests. He is the co-editor of Developing Contemporary Literacies through Sports (NCTE Press) and has published in numerous journals related to education, sport, and young adult literature.