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1 online resource (xiii, 161 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
Gabriela Polit Dueñas analyzes the work of five narrative journalists from three countries. Marcela Turati, Daniela Rea, and Sandra Rodriguez from Mexico, Patricia Nieto from Colombia, and María Eugenia Ludueña from Argentina produce compelling literary works, but also work under dangerous, intense conditions. What drives and shapes their stories are their affective responses to the events and people they cover. The book offers an insightful analysis of the emotional challenges, the stress and traumatic conditions journalists face when reporting on the region's most pressing problems. It combines ethnographic observations of the journalists' work, textual analysis, and a theoretical reflection on the ethical dilemmas journalists confront on a daily basis. Unwanted Witnesses puts forward a necessary discussion about the place contemporary journalists occupy in the field of production, and how the risks they run speak directly about the limits of our democracies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Writing suffering: Cronistas and their trade -- Falling into silence: the work of Patricia Nieto -- A phenomenology of affects: Marcela Turati -- Case of Jùrez: Sandra Rodriguez Nieto -- Motherhood and the disappearing of the disappeared: Daniela Rea's Cr̤nicas -- Lawsuits of the crimes against humanity: Mar̕a Eugenia Luduęa -- Paradoxes of beautiful journalism: Patricia Nieto's Los escogidos |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Journalists -- Latin America.
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Journalists. |
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Latin America. |
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Political violence -- Latin America.
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Political violence. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Polit Dueñas, Gabriela. Unwanted witnesses. Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019] 9780822945833 (OCoLC)1096235443 |
| ISBN |
9780822987130 (electronic book) |
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0822987139 (electronic book) |
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9780822945833 (hardcover) |
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0822945835 (hardcover) |
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