Behind the Camera Japan |カメラの後ろで Gender, Power, and Politics in the History of Japanese Photography
Co-Directores: Kelly McCormick & Carrie Cushman
Behind the Camera is an open-source website. Part database, part teaching module, the website’s primary resource is a series of short lecture videos created by experts in the field, each re-examining an aspect of the history of photography from a feminist lens. The videos are a part of exploration modules that include translated primary source materials, annotated bibliographies, and high-resolution images that make research opportunities available to a wider audience. These resources are linked to an interactive timeline that charts that creates new critical directions on the history of photography, feminist art history, and the history of modern Japan. It is a pedagogical tool for the growing global investment in diverse and expanded histories of photography and gender studies. the activities and accomplishments of women photographers alongside major events in Japanese and photo history.
University of British Columbia
Publication Date: Summer 2022