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CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism
In each generation, writers and critics find ways to value the potential of long-form narrative nonfiction to offer readers an insight and artistry that is commonly assumed to be the preserve of fiction. In more recent times, memoir and confessional writing and their social networking equivalents have also gained currency, mixing with journalistic forms and borrowing from them. While literary journalism has gained prominence as a distinct genre, however, the ethical issues arising from this specific encounter between the disciplines of objectivity as a form of verifiable truth, and the subjectivity of personal experience have become more urgent. This special issue on literary journalism will explore a range of critical and practice-led approaches to an evolving genre, focusing on areas of ethical tension. Possible topics might include:
The relationship between the observed and the observer: a cross-disciplinary approach to ethical boundaries
Distinctions between fact, fiction and faction
Ethnography and the challenges relating to privacy and cultural insensitivity
The cultural specificities of literary journalism, as currently theorised
The potential for a focus on ethics to marginalise the political economy of literary journalism
The impact of blogging and confessional journalism
Changing readers perceptions and expectations and their impact on writing practice
Understanding and distinguishing different forms of subjectivity
Uses and misuses of narrative in commercial communication
The ethics of travel writing as a popular form of narrative nonfiction
Risks and rewards of the university as a home for literary innovation
Harassment and offensive behaviour in social media
Writing identity and personae in the digital dimension
Censoring and self-censorship
Prospective authors should submit an abstract of approximately 250 words by email to Susan Greenberg and Julie Wheelwright ([log in to unmask]). A selection of authors will be invited to submit a full paper according to the journals Notes for Contributors. Acceptance of the abstract does not guarantee publication, given that all papers will be subjected to peer review.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2012
Susan Greenberg, Senior Lecturer
English & Creative Writing
Roehampton University
80 Roehampton Lane
London SW15 5PH
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Specialist areas: literary journalism, creative nonfiction, publishing and editing, digital humanities
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