LFPL's At the Library Series

Gonzo journalism didn’t spring fully-formed from under Hunter S. Thompson’s bucket hat. Throughout the 1960s, journalism was being pushed ahead by a group of writers including Joan Didion, Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer, and Thompson himself. William McKeen, chair of the department of journalism at Boston University, will set Thompson’s signature style in the journalistic context from which it emerged.Speaker - William McKeen