Awards
- Winner of A Dozen Best: A Review of Literary Journalism Scholarship_American Journalism.
Overview
Settling the Borderland deals with the intimate connection between journalism and literature, both fields in which work by women has been underrepresented. This book has a twin focus: the work of journalists who became some of the greatest novelists, poets, and short-story wri...
Full Product Details
Author: Jan Whitt
Publisher: University Press of America
Imprint: University Press of America
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.299kg
ISBN: 9780761840930
ISBN 10: 0761840931
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 05 September 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
An insightful addition to the growing scholarship about the relationship between journalism and literature. Whitt demonstrates in detail the direct links between these authors' early journalism experiences and their literary writing. The reader will be struck by how much has been imparted in relatively few pages. Whitt's scholarship is sound and will doubtless inspire continued exploration of this less known realm.--Nancy Roberts Literary Journalism Studies
Engagingly written, Settling the Borderland sparkles with insights that will inspire others to help settle this long overlooked territory. American Journalism, December 2008 An insightful addition to the growing scholarship about the relationship between journalism and literature. Whitt demonstrates in detail the direct links between these authors' early journalism experiences and their literary writing. The reader will be struck by how much has been imparted in relatively few pages. Whitt's scholarship is sound and will doubtless inspire continued exploration of this less known realm. -- Nancy Roberts Literary Journalism Studies Because of its review of basic concepts of literary journalism, the book could serve as a useful and concise starting point for new students of the field, but its enduring value lies in the possibilities it reveals for future research. American Journalism, Spring 2009 A Dozen Best: A Review of Literary Journalism Scholarshippppp American Journalism A Dozen Best: A Review of Literary Journalism Scholarship American Journalism
Author Information
Jan Whitt is associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Whitt's first book with UPA, Reflections in a Critical Eye: Essays on Carson McCullers, is winner of the 2008 Eric Hoffer Book Award culture category, second place winner in the ForeWord Magazine 2007 Book Award women's issues category and a finalist in the Colorado Book Awards anthology and collections category.
