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Wariacje na temat pewnego paktu. O dziennikarstwie gonzo
Variations on a Certain Pact. The Gonzo Journalism

Author(s): Izabella Adamczewska
Subject(s): Media studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to define gonzo journalism in the context of the debate on the "literariness" and "journalistic" nature. The quasi-reportage by Ziemowit Szczerek "Przyjdzie Mordor i nas zje" [Mordor will come and eat us] is compared with the texts by Hunter S. Thompson and reportage books by Jacek Hugo-Bader. The author tries to answer the question about the consequences of introducing a fictional narrator for the "journalistic nature" of a text, and what determines the factual pact with the reader.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 187-204
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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