Allred, Jeff, 1972-

American modernism and depression documentary / Jeff Allred. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - viii, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-257) and index.

Introduction: Plausible fictions of the real -- From 'culture' to 'cultural work': literature and labor between the wars -- The road to somewhere: locating knowledge in Erskine Caldwell and Margaret Bourke-White's You have seen their faces (1937) -- Moving violations: stasis and mobility in James Agee's and Walker Evans's Let us now praise famous men (1941) -- From eye to we: Richard Wright's 12 million black voices, documentary, and pedagogy -- 'We Americans': Henry Luce, life, and the mind-guided camera -- Epilogue: depression documentary and the knot of history.

9780195335682 (hardback : alk. paper)

2009002666


Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987. You have seen their faces.
Agee, James, 1909-1955. Let us now praise famous men.
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. 12 million black voices.


American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Documentary photography--History--United States--20th century.
Modernism (Literature)--United States.
Literature and photography--United States--History--20th century.
Photography--Political aspects--United States.

PS228.P48 / A45 2010

820.9356 A J A