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.
[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.
[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.