{"product_id":"photography-in-america-9780199314225","title":"Photography in America","description":"From scientific and documentary photography to the more purely aesthetic, the camera has become a part of American culture at every level. \u003cem\u003ePhotography in America\u003c\/em\u003e explores the medium from a variety of angles--portrait, landscape, photojournalism, documentary, creative digital photography, and postmodern critique of the image--in order to help students understand its impact and meaning. Organized by genres and modes, this text traces the history of a medium considered central to American culture by examining its different uses, going back to its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century and looking forward to its future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiles Orvell\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English and American studies at Temple University; and affiliated Professor of Art History, Tyler School of Art (Temple). He is the prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Real Thing: Imitation and Authenticity in American Culture, 1880-1940, \u003c\/em\u003e which appeared in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition in 2014. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eAfter the Machine: Visual Arts and the Erasing of Cultural Boundaries\u003c\/em\u003e (1995); \u003cem\u003eJohn Vachon's America: Photographs and Letters from the Depression to World War II\u003c\/em\u003e (2003); and \u003cem\u003eThe Death and Life of Main Street: Small Towns in American Memory, Space, and Community\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). Orvell served as Editor in Chief of the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of American Studies Online, \u003c\/em\u003e published by Johns Hopkins University Press, from 2004 to 2011. In 2009, he received the Bode-Pearson Prize for lifetime achievement, awarded by the American Studies Association.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872473125138,"sku":"9780199314225","price":118.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21f673a5-ed37-4bc6-aef8-8380948af7bb.jpg?v=1737899121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/photography-in-america-9780199314225","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}