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Author:   Cecelia Tichi
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Imprint:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.364kg
ISBN:  

9780812219265

ISBN 10:   0812219260
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   27 April 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Chapter 1. From The Jungle to Fast Food Nation: American Deja Vu Chapter 2. Bulked Up, Hollowed Out: Looking Backward, Looking Forward Chapter 3. Muckrakers c. 1900: Civic Passions, ""Righteous Indignation"" Chapter 4. Muckrakers c. 2000 —Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed:On (Not) Getting By in America —Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal —Naomi Klein, No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies —Laurie Garrett, Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health —Joseph T. Hallinan, Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation Epilogue: Tipping Point, or the Long Goodbye? Bibliography Index Acknowledgments"

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Rich and nuanced readings of works by muckrakers at both ends of the twentieth century. -Daniel Horowitz, Smith College A quietly eloquent intervention in contemporary critical practice. -American Literature Tichi provides rich and nuanced readings of works by muckrakers at both ends of the twentieth century, plus a stunning cultural analysis of the booming, insecure world in the U.S., c. 1980-2000. She shows what it means to think of noncanonical texts in multiple ways, including those shaped by literary theory. Finally, she offers wonderful insights into the process by which journalists emerge as writers, and into the problematic differences between journalism and literature. -Daniel Horowitz, Smith College Tichi shows us the art of muckraking narrative, and how artful it must be. She shows us, too, the state we are in as a society. The cumulative evidence constitutes a devastating critique of where we are as a culture, where we are in the world, and where we are going. Tichi writes with exuberance, but if we take her seriously, this is a profoundly troubling book. -Miles Orvell, Temple University Tichi makes it clear that she sometimes becomes depressed at the corruption and insensitivity raining down from the top of U.S. society, including the White House, and would like to see more journalists exposing problems. But despite legitimate reasons for concern, her book is largely an affirmation of contemporary investigative journalism. And that's good news. -Christian Science Monitor Intriguing... Tichi has a firm grasp on contemporary culture in the very early and late 1900s... As much contemporary culture and sociology as journalism. -Choice

""Rich and nuanced readings of works by muckrakers at both ends of the twentieth century.""—Daniel Horowitz, Smith College ""A quietly eloquent intervention in contemporary critical practice.""—American Literature ""Tichi provides rich and nuanced readings of works by muckrakers at both ends of the twentieth century, plus a stunning cultural analysis of the booming, insecure world in the U.S., c. 1980-2000. She shows what it means to think of noncanonical texts in multiple ways, including those shaped by literary theory. Finally, she offers wonderful insights into the process by which journalists emerge as writers, and into the problematic differences between journalism and literature.""—Daniel Horowitz, Smith College ""Tichi shows us the art of muckraking narrative, and how artful it must be. She shows us, too, the state we are in as a society. The cumulative evidence constitutes a devastating critique of where we are as a culture, where we are in the world, and where we are going. Tichi writes with exuberance, but if we take her seriously, this is a profoundly troubling book.""—Miles Orvell, Temple University ""Tichi makes it clear that she sometimes becomes depressed at the corruption and insensitivity raining down from the top of U.S. society, including the White House, and would like to see more journalists exposing problems. But despite legitimate reasons for concern, her book is largely an affirmation of contemporary investigative journalism. And that's good news.""—Christian Science Monitor ""Intriguing. . . . Tichi has a firm grasp on contemporary culture in the very early and late 1900s. . . . As much contemporary culture and sociology as journalism.""—Choice

Rich and nuanced readings of works by muckrakers at both ends of the twentieth century. -Daniel Horowitz, Smith College A quietly eloquent intervention in contemporary critical practice. -American Literature Tichi provides rich and nuanced readings of works by muckrakers at both ends of the twentieth century, plus a stunning cultural analysis of the booming, insecure world in the U.S., c. 1980-2000. She shows what it means to think of noncanonical texts in multiple ways, including those shaped by literary theory. Finally, she offers wonderful insights into the process by which journalists emerge as writers, and into the problematic differences between journalism and literature. -Daniel Horowitz, Smith College Tichi shows us the art of muckraking narrative, and how artful it must be. She shows us, too, the state we are in as a society. The cumulative evidence constitutes a devastating critique of where we are as a culture, where we are in the world, and where we are going. Tichi writes with exuberance, but if we take her seriously, this is a profoundly troubling book. -Miles Orvell, Temple University Tichi makes it clear that she sometimes becomes depressed at the corruption and insensitivity raining down from the top of U.S. society, including the White House, and would like to see more journalists exposing problems. But despite legitimate reasons for concern, her book is largely an affirmation of contemporary investigative journalism. And that's good news. -Christian Science Monitor Intriguing. . . . Tichi has a firm grasp on contemporary culture in the very early and late 1900s. . . . As much contemporary culture and sociology as journalism. -Choice

Tichi provides rich and nuanced readings of works by muckrakers at both ends of the twentieth century, plus a stunning cultural analysis of the booming, insecure world in the U.S., c. 1980-2000. She shows what it means to think of noncanonical texts in multiple ways, including those shaped by literary theory. Finally, she offers wonderful insights into the process by which journalists emerge as writers, and into the problematic differences between journalism and literature. -Daniel Horowitz, Smith College Tichi makes it clear that she sometimes becomes depressed at the corruption and insensitivity raining down from the top of U.S. society, including the White House, and would like to see more journalists exposing problems. But despite legitimate reasons for concern, her book is largely an affirmation of contemporary investigative journalism. And that's good news. -Christian Science Monitor Intriguing. . . . Tichi has a firm grasp on contemporary culture in the very early and late 1900s. . . . As much contemporary culture and sociology as journalism. -Choice Rich and nuanced readings of works by muckrakers at both ends of the twentieth century. -Daniel Horowitz, Smith College A quietly eloquent intervention in contemporary critical practice. -American Literature Tichi shows us the art of muckraking narrative, and how artful it must be. She shows us, too, the state we are in as a society. The cumulative evidence constitutes a devastating critique of where we are as a culture, where we are in the world, and where we are going. Tichi writes with exuberance, but if we take her seriously, this is a profoundly troubling book. -Miles Orvell, Temple University

Author Information

Cecelia Tichi is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English, Vanderbilt University, and has served as president of the American Studies Association. Among her books are Embodiment of a Nation: Human Form in American Places and High Lonesome: The American Culture of Country Music.

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