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Title: Great supplemental teaching text
Review: This review is merely a nod of approval for those who teach photo theory for undergraduates. The classic texts addressed--or not addressed--in the book have been noted elsewhere. Sure, there are essays that aren't addressed by la Grange, but what you have here is a very helpful tool for class prep--not just as a measuring stick for your interpretation of Sontag, et. al., but as a source for good questions that will help reframe discussions. If there is anything that I like to have when it comes to early AM art history/theory courses, it is a source for (1) a thorough but quick-and-dirty overview, and (2) creative questions for weaseling discussion from under-caffeinated students who've not read...or under-read...the course readings. So in addition to all of the other reasons to pick this up, consider the "class prep" angle, as well. Request it for your library and then check it out for the year. I have!
