[ecrea] The ethics of literary journalism – Call for Papers

Please find here a Call for Papers, for a special issue of Journalism: 
Theory, Practice and Criticism, which takes as its focus the ethics of 
literary journalism. Apologies for any cross-posting.

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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. 
Prospective authors should submit an abstract of approximately 250 words 
by email to Susan Greenberg and Julie Wheelwright 
((julie.wheelwright.1 /at/ city.ac.uk)). Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2012

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Regards,
Susan Greenberg

Senior Lecturer
English & Creative Writing
Roehampton University
80 Roehampton Lane
London SW15 5PH
(s.greenberg /at/ roehampton.ac.uk)
Specialist areas: literary journalism, creative nonfiction, publishing 
and editing, digital humanities



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