The Beats: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
David Sterrittis a film professor at Columbia University and the Maryland Institute College of Art, and professor emeritus at Long Island University. A noted critic, author, and scholar, he is chair of the National Society of Film Critics and chief book critic ofFilm Quarterly, and was for many years the film critic forThe Christian Science Monitor. His books includeMad to Be Saved: The Beats, the '50s, and FilmandScreening the Beats: Media Culture and the Beat Sensibility, and he serves on the editorial board of theJournal of Beat Studies. His writings have appeared in theNew YorkTimes,  Huffington Post, Journal of American History, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Beliefnet,Chronicle of Higher Education, and many other publications. Sterritt has appeared as a guest on CBS Morning News, Nightline, Charlie Rose, CNN Live Today, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The O'Reilly Factor, among many other television and radio shows.