{"product_id":"fear-and-loathing-worldwide-gonzo-journalism-beyond-hunter-s-thompson-paperback","title":"Fear and Loathing Worldwide: Gonzo Journalism Beyond Hunter S. Thompson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristine Isager\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 40 years, the radically subjective style of participatory journalism known as Gonzo has been inextricably associated with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Around the world, however, other journalists approach unconventional material in risky ways, placing themselves in the middle of off-beat stories, and relate those accounts in the supercharged rhetoric of Gonzo. In some cases, Thompson's influence is apparent, even explicit; in others, writers have crafted their journalistic provocations independently, only later to have that work labelled \"Gonzo.\" In either case, Gonzo journalism has clearly become an international phenomenon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing Worldwide\u003c\/i\u003e, scholars from fourteen countries discuss writers from Europe, the Americas, Africa and Australia, whose work bears unmistakable traces of the mutant Gonzo gene. In each chapter, \"Gonzo\" emerges as a powerful but unstable signifier, read and practiced with different accents and emphases in the various national, cultural, political, and journalistic contexts in which it has erupted. Whether immersed in the Dutch crack scene, exploring the Polish version of Route 66, following the trail of the 2014 South African General Election, or committing unspeakable acts on the bus to Turku, the writers described in this volume are driven by the same fearless disdain for convention and profound commitment to rattling received opinion with which the \"outlaw journalist\" Thompson scorched his way into the American consciousness in the 1960s, '70s, and beyond.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English Language and Literature at Brock University, Ontario, Canada. A former reporter, his academic work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eLiterary Journalism Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSemiotic Inquiry\/Recherches Sémiotiques\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCriticism\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Isager\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her studies in the field of written communication in general and literal journalism in particular have appeared in\u003ci\u003e Rhetorica Scandinavica, Philosophy \u0026amp; Rhetoric, Journalistica\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Journalism Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52695696146739,"sku":"9781501361661","price":91.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SDQ5YVdCNXNCSHFSM1A0aVFBUm9QUT09.webp?v=1763096398","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/fear-and-loathing-worldwide-gonzo-journalism-beyond-hunter-s-thompson-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}