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<div><div><p><b>Douglas Harper</b> is professor of sociology at Duquesne University. He is the author of a number of works of visual ethnography and visual sociology&#8212;works that use photography as an innovative adjunct to ethnographic description. His books include <i>Good Company</i>, a much-acclaimed photographic portrait and narrative about tramps on the rails;<i> Working Knowledge: Skill and Community in a Small Shop</i>, a portrait of a mechanic and jack-of-all-trades; <i>Changing Works: </i><i>Visions of a Lost Agriculture</i>, which explores the social world of dairy farmers in upstate New York; <i>Hong Kong: Migrant Lives, Landscapes, and Journeys</i>, a tour of the city&#8217;s postcolonial urban landscape; and <i>The Italian Way: Food and Social Life</i>, on the role that food plays in the daily activities of Italians from all walks of life. All five of these books were published by the University of Chicago Press.</p></div><br></div>