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Australia's Elisabeth Wynhausen and a century of Gonzo ethnography

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dc.contributor.authorJoseph, S.
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThis chapter argues for a taxonomic Gonzo ethnography spanning more than a century, beginning with Jack London and George Orwell, through the pivotal Hunter S. Thompson, and onwards to Barbara Ehrenreich, finally claiming a space for Elisabeth Wynhausen’s work within this genealogy. Contextualizing Wynhausen’s text with those of the other authors, this chapter argues that her auto-ethnographic rendering takes on a Gonzo mantle because of her idiosyncratic voice and its socio-political impetus. Both drive the narrative in Dirt Cheap: Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market, creating an acerbic Australian contemporary commentary on power, class, and the invisible underclasses that she joins briefly.
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: Fear and Loathing Worldwide: Gonzo Journalism Beyond Hunter S. Thompson, 2018, Ch.5, pp.87-110
dc.identifier.doi10.5040/9781501333941.ch-006
dc.identifier.isbn9781501333910
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/146893
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBloomsbury Academic
dc.publisher.placeUS
dc.rightsCopyright 2018 Bloomsbury
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5040/9781501333941.ch-006
dc.subjecttaxonomic Gonzo ethnography
dc.titleAustralia's Elisabeth Wynhausen and a century of Gonzo ethnography
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916513912001831

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