Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1973 - 5/31/1974

Funding Totals

$11,250.00 (approved)
$11,250.00 (awarded)


A History of U.S. Social Problems as Recorded by Early and Contemporary Photographers

FAIN: FB-11565-73

John H. Christensen
Taft College (Taft, CA 93268-2317)

To relate the sociology of social problems to the history of photography. This will be done through the study of selected photographers who have recorded scenes of American life, illustrating the social problems they felt compelled to bring to the public's attention.