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Miles Orvell is a professor of English and American studies at Temple University. [1] He is the founding editor of the Encyclopedia of American Studies . [2] [3]
Orvell received his B.A. from Columbia University and Ph.D. from Harvard University. [4] He joined the faculty of Temple University in 1969. [3]
Orvell has written on literary criticism and American cultural history with a specialization in visual culture. [1] [5] [6] [7] He has also written about the intersections between technology and culture as well as small-town life in America and its role in American culture and identity. [8] [9] From 2003 to 2011,he was the editor of the Encyclopedia of American Studies. [2]
His book,The Real Thing, inspired British artist Holly Hendry's exhibition The Dump Is Full of Images at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2019. [10]
Orvell received the Bode-Pearson Prize from the American Studies Association for lifetime achievement in American studies. [3]
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