1st Edition

The Image of Environmental Harm in American Social Documentary Photography

By Chris Balaschak Copyright 2021
168 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 50 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

With an emphasis on photographic works that offer new perspectives on the history of American social documentary, this book considers a history of politically engaged photography that may serve as models for the representation of impending environmental injustices. Chris Balaschak examines histories of American photography, the environmental movement, as well as the industrial and... Read more
1. America Begins Again: Waste and Social Documentary;  2. The Climax Community;  3. The Shadow of Infrastructure;  4. The New Social Document;  5. Photographic Views After Three Mile Island;  6. Tracing Toxicity;  7. Sacrifice Zones

Biography

Chris Balaschak is an Associate Professor of Art History at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida.