This text brings together the writings of more than twenty international academics to explore
the rapidly expanding field of literary journalism - a term the editors view as disputed
terrain . Journalists from a uniquely wide range of countries and regions - including Britain
Canada Cape Verde Finland India Ireland Latin America Norway Sweden the Middle East the
United States - are covered as are a range of subject areas. These are divided into sections
titled Disputed Terrains: Crossing the Boundaries between Fact Reportage and Fiction
Exploring Subjectivities: The Personal is Where We Start From Long-form Journalism:
Confronting the Conventions of Daily War Journalism Colonialism Freedom Struggles and the
Politics of Reportage and Transforming Conventional Genres. The collection will be of interest
to students of journalism media studies literary studies and culture and communication as
well as all those interested in exploring the literary possibilities of journalism at its best.
