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- Title
Meridel Le Sueur, Dorothy Day, and the Literary Journalism of Advocacy During the Great Depression.
- Authors
Roberts, Nancy L.
- Abstract
Literary journalism thrives in periods of crisis, when conventional ways of reporting seem inadequate to communicate the complexity of the world. One such period is the Great Depression in the United States, when many female social activists, such as Dorothy Day (1897-1980) and Meridel Le Sueur (1900-1996), turned to literary journalism as a way to tell the stories of the poor and oppressed. Literary journalism gave these writers an effective platform to advocate for the dignity and fair treatment of workers and the impoverished. These writers offered a distinctive feminine perspective on poverty. A key aspect of Day's and Le Sueur's literary journalism during the Depression years is the degree to which it is informed by participant, immersion research. Both authors' experience of living in community among the underprivileged inspired some of their best literary journalism. What these two writers of the Depression (and beyond) have in common is their commitment to remake society through their passionately felt literary journalism of advocacy.
- Subjects
CREATIVE nonfiction; JOURNALISM &; literature; NONFICTION novel; LE Sueur, Meridel, 1900-1996; DAY, Dorothy, 1897-1980; GREAT Depression, 1929-1939
- Publication
Literary Journalism Studies, 2015, Vol 7, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
1944-897X
- Publication type
Article