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FURTHER READING
FURTHER READING
An Introduction to Cultural Journalism. Online course by Dr Maya Jaggi

Maya Jaggis interview-based profiles of four thinkers who helped shape the 21st-century understanding of culture:

Edward Said:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/1999/sep/11/2

Umberto Eco:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/oct/12/fiction.academicexperts

George Steiner:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/mar/17/arts.highereducation 

Stuart Hall:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/jul/08/society

An interview with a writer, or an artist in any art form, can also be a portrait of an age or place, or trace larger cultural or historical forces. Here are three examples of Maya Jaggis profiles:

nter Grass:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/nov/01/gunter-grass-interview-maya-jaggi

Orhan Pamuk:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/dec/08/classics.nobelprize

Javier Cercas:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/apr/04/javier-cercas-spain-life-writing

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