Miles Orvell

Professor of English and American Studies Miles Orvell

From scientific and documentary photography to the more purely aesthetic, the camera has become a part of American culture at every level. Photography in America explores the medium from a variety of angles - portrait, landscape, photojournalism, documentary, creative digital photography, andpostmodern 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 centuryand looking forward to its future.

Photography in America

Examines and evaluates the art and merit of novels and short stories by the twentieth-century American writer.

The Fiction of Flannery O'Connor

Invisible Parade

Presents an overview of the history of American photography, covering how American photographers view the world, the nature of photographic exploitation, experimental techniques, and the works of prominent photographers.

Professor of English and American Studies Miles Orvell

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