Spanning studio practices at the turn of the 20th century, the ‘golden’ age of the 1920s and ‘30s, post-war as well as contemporary photography, this course enables a detailed understanding of Japan’s photography world.
Chronicles of Japanese Photography analyses key historical moments, exhibitions, institutions and photographers, in aesthetic as well as socio-political terms, while introducing under-studied and lesser-known bodies of works.
Course format
Each 1.5-hour session will be predominantly lecture based with supporting slides. The list of slides will be made available after each session. There will be time at the end of each session for group discussion.
Who is this for?
Open to all who are interested in photography and art. No prior knowledge necessary.
Led by educator, author and photo historian Dr. Jelena Stojković.
Details on how to access the sessions will be confirmed upon registration. Please check your junk folders if you haven't received an email from TPG staff confirming your place.
Schedule
Biography
The course is designed and delivered by Dr. Jelena Stojković, Senior Lecturer in Critical Theory at the School of Arts, Oxford Brookes University. Jelena holds BAs in Arabic and Japanese from Belgrade University, MA in Art History from SOAS and PhD in Photography from the University of Westminster. She was a Japan Foundation Fellow affiliated with the University of Tokyo and a Balsdon Fellow at the British School at Rome. She is the author of The Impossible Avant-Garde: Surrealism and Photography in 1930s Japan (Routledge, 2020).
Bursaries
A number of partial bursaries covering 50 per cent of course fees will be awarded on a first come basis. Applicants who wish to be considered for a partial bursary should submit a statement (max. 500 words) to projects@tpg.org.uk, outlining how Chronicles in Japanese Photography would contribute to their professional development. Successful applicants will be notified within a week of submission.
We actively encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the cultural sector in the UK. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled* and neurodivergent; those with caring responsibilities; candidates from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds; and arts and culture professionals whose career development has been negatively impacted by Covid-19, prioritising independent artists, freelancers and those made redundant/at risk of redundancy since 2020.
*The Equality Act 2010 defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Sharing that you are disabled will not be used in any way in judging the quality of your application.
Details on how to access this event will be confirmed upon registration. Please check your junk folders if you haven't received an email from TPG staff confirming your place.
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