Photography class visits with author Amy Greene at Norris Dam

Professor Paul Lee took his Photography 3 class on a field trip to see Norris Dam and to meet the author Amy Greene. Greene uses photographs she takes in her writing. Her new novel, Long Man, is set in the town of Norris during the construction of the dam. The students toured the dam with Greene and photographed the surroundings of the dam with her. She also talked to the students about her reseaearch method and how she uses her photographs in her writing.

Greene’s first novel Blood Root, published by Alfred A. Knopf, was set in East Tennessee.

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