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...this book's thoughtful explorations of literary ekphrasis preserve, as in a snapshot, a memory of the relatively brief epoch in which photography - or, better, the delay inherent in the development and revelation of photographic film - still had the power to surprise and shock. - Jon Beasley-Murray, University of British Columbia, Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies

"""...this book's thoughtful explorations of literary ekphrasis preserve, as in a snapshot, a memory of the relatively brief epoch in which photography - or, better, the delay inherent in the development and revelation of photographic film - still had the power to surprise and shock."" - Jon Beasley-Murray, University of British Columbia, Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies Russeks focus enables productive re-readings of well-known texts This books thoughtful explorations of literary ekphrasis preserve, as in a snapshot, the memory of the relatively brief epoch in which photography-or, better, the delay inherent in the development and revelation of photographic film-still had the power to surprise and shock. - Jon Beasley-Murray, Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies Finding Directions West is an excellent addition to The West Seriesâ| Prior volumes have included essays, biographies, memories, and insights into Western Canadian life and experienceâ| This volume offers important insights into Western Canadian History. - Laurie Milne, Canadian Journal of Native Studies"

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Dan Russek is an associate professor in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies at the University of Victoria, where he has taught since 2004. He earned his M.A. (Comparative Literature) from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and completed his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. His fields of research include the links between literature and the visual arts and media, urban studies and aesthetics. Besides his academic publications, Russek has published literary essays and a book of poetry in Spanish.

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