American Archives by Shawn Michelle Smith
Visual texts demonstrate the contested terms of American identity. This book offers an account of how photography and the sciences of biological racialism joined forces in the nineteenth century to offer an idea of what Americans look like - or 'should' look like.
"American Archives offers an intellectually adventurous and often astute assessment of visual culture's role in constructing American identity"--Joshua Brown, The Journal of American History "The volume is full of provocative ideas and juxtapositionings. It is a deeply researched, rich, and complex weaving-together of important empirical material and theoretical strands which are relevant beyond the volume's substantive subject matter."--Elizabeth Edwards, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Shawn Michelle Smith is Assistant Professor of English and American Studies at Washington State University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691004785 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691004781 |
| Title | American Archives |
| Author | Shawn Michelle Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1999-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 302 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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