Looking for America: The Visual Production of Nation and PeopleISBN: 978-1-4051-1465-3
Hardcover
404 pages
November 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Explores the “visual” in defining 20th century
American experience and identity, in a groundbreaking collection of
essays
- Covers enduringly important topics in American history:
nationhood, class, politics of identity, and the visual mapping of
“others”
- Includes editorial introductions, suggested readings, a primer
on how to "read" an image, and a guide to visual archives and
collections
- Well-illustrated book for those in American Studies and related fields eager to incorporate the visual into their teaching—and telling—of the American story.