In this compelling series of lectures on literary journalism, Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of storytelling, the nature of literary journalism, and the ways in which literary journalism has affected culture and modes of expression. As Professor McKeen takes listeners back to the Second World War and progresses through the history of literary journalism to the present, he introduces such intriguing-and sometimes notorious-writers as John Hersey, Norman Mailer, Gay Talese, Tom Wolfe, and Hunter S. Thompson.
Lecture 1 Ancestors
Lecture 2 The Unforgettable Fire
Lecture 3 The Mother of Literary Journalism
Lecture 4 The Egotist
Lecture 5 The Quality-Lit Man
Lecture 6 The New Art Form
Lecture 7 The King of Hangoutology
Lecture 8 Pandemonium with a Big Grin: Tom Wolfe, Part I
Lecture 9 Pushing the Envelope: Tom Wolfe, Part II
Lecture 10 She Who Uses Shyness as a Weapon
Lecture 11 The Man Who Became a Verb
Lecture 12 A Savage Journey to the Heart of a Dream: Hunter S. Thompson, Part I
Lecture 13 Truth Is Never Told in Daylight: Hunter S. Thompson, Part II
Lecture 14 The Legend on License