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Nancy West Author

Nancy West is professor of english at the University of Missouri. She is the author of Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia. (2000) and Tabloid, Inc.: Crimes, News, Narratives. (2010).West’s books have earned her appearances on PBS’ The American Experience and the BBC’s Genius of Photography as well as keynote talks at The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the London School of Design, and The Amon Carter Museum. She is also a regular contributor to Written By Magazine, The Atlantic, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The Los Angeles Review of Books.