Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, no. 37: Literature and Journalism

The articles in Alif 37 address the intersection of literature and journalism, in a wide variety of Arabophone, Francophone, Anglophone, and Latin American contexts, analyzing the literary in relation to an array of journalistic genres and forums, including the interview, investigative journalism, the questionnaire, the blogosphere, creative non-fiction and reportage, literary websites, cultural periodicals, the autobiographical essay, and writersÕ opinion articles. Complemented by the testimonies of two journalistÐlittŽrateurs and an interview with an artistÐpoetÐart critic, the studies present fresh aspects of Arab literary modernity, littŽrature engagŽe, the politics of reception and translation in cultural journalism, canon-formation in relation to journalism, the journalistic delineation of a literary generationÕs profile, gender and censorship of creative writers, and revolution and civil strife.