even though the beat generation ended about two decades prior, kathy acker seems to have derived stylistic and thematic inspiration from the beatniks in her 'new york in 1979'. however, there was this one passage on janey that stuck out to me as the antithesis of the beatnik idea of liberation and breaking free from perceived 'normal behaviors': it was the one where the author described janey's clothing and accessories in a manner that they seemed to be wearing janey (and not the other way round); it was an interesting mental picture of what shapes confinement can take. maybe that's precisely in line with the beat idea; the feelings of confinement and restrictions were what lead to the explosive birth of the beat generation.
other than that, personally, I don't think I'm a huge fan of sexual liberation being expressed as a violent, explosive force.