Allred, Jeff 1972- creator text bibliography enk Oxford Oxford University Press 2010 monographic eng

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viii, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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. Jeff Allred. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-257) and index. n-us--- Caldwell, Erskine 1903-1987 Agee, James 1909-1955 Wright, Richard 1908-1960 American literature 20th century History and criticism Documentary photography United States History 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 9780195335682 (hardback : alk. paper) 2009002666 DLC 111210 20150408113956.0 15598627