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Empire of Ruins: American Culture, Photography, and the Spectacle of Destruction

Miles Orvell

Americans have been fascinated by ruins as symbols of the past and now as symbols of the future. Empire of Ruins tells the story of what ruins have meant to Americans and how their representation in photography--often both beautiful and terrifying--has shaped their meaning.

Society & CultureSociety & Culture · medium confidenceSociety & Culture81 signalsLlm Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryAward Category: PROSE Award for Media and Cultural Studies -> Journalism & ReportageEmpire & ColonialismRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for Media and Cultural Studies2022WinnerOfficial source
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