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Janice R. Wood Auburn University Montgomery John S. Bak and Bill Reynolds, eds. Literary Journalism Across the Globe: Journalistic Traditions and Transnational Influences. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2011. x + 306 pp., $28.95(paper), ISBN 978-1-55849-877-8. Sixteen essayists write about the history and practices of literary journalism (described by author Tom Wolfe as John S. Bak and Bill Reynolds, eds. Literary Journalism Across the Globe: Journalistic Traditions and Transnational Influences. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2011. x + 306 pp., $28.95(paper), ISBN 978-1-55849-877-8. Sixteen essayists write about the history and practices of literary journalism as manifest around the world, tracing its roots back through the cultural histories of North and South America, Europe, and Asia, including vignettes on seventeenth century Dutch pamphleteering and Chinese reportage of the Qing Dynasty. Described by author Tom Wolfe as "journalism that read like a novel or short story," literary journalism took on new dimensions in other times and places. Among fans of Wolfe and other New Journalists of the 1960s and '70s, the book should find readers interested in seeing his influence on literary journalism outside the United States. Media historians can appreciate seeing the American tradition depicted within a global context. as manifest around the world, tracing its roots back through the cultural histories of North and South America, Europe, and Asia, including vignettes on seventeenth century Dutch pamphleteering and Chinese reportage of the Qing Dynasty. Among fans of Tom Wolfe and other New Journalists, the book should find readers interested in seeing his influence on literary journalism outside the United States. Media historians can appreciate seeing the American tradition depicted within a global context. |
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List Affiliations: | Reviewer for Jhistory |
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Interests: | Journalism / Media Studies |
Bio: Janice Wood, Ph.D. in mass communication: Southern Illinois University, 2004 M.A. in journalism: University of South Carolina, 1981 B.A. in English: Carson-Newman College, 1977 Book: "The Struggle for Free Speech in the United States,1872-1915: Edward Bliss Foote, Edward Bond Foote and Anti-Comstock Operations." New York: Routledge, 2008. 15 years of professional experience in newspaper journalism and corporate communication 15 years of college teaching experience |