Capturing the beat moment: cultural politics and the poetics of presence

Introduction: rethinking the beats

Being present: authenticity in postwar America

The visionary state: uniting past, present, and future

Immanence and transcendence: Reich, orgasm, and the body

Recording the moment: the role of the photograph in beat representation

Getting together: heterotopia and the moment as a social site

Conclusion: making the most of the moment.