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Kelly McCormick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on modern Japanese history, visual material culture, and the interplay between photography and societal transformation. She explores how Japan's social, political, and cultural movements have influenced photographic practices and the representation of women in photography. Currently, she is working on her book manuscript, 'Cameraman Skirt: Making Modern Japanese Photography', which examines the evolution of camera culture in Japan from the 1930s to the 1970s, particularly the involvement of women photographers in state-sponsored propaganda during wartime. McCormick is also a principal investigator and co-director of a digital humanities project funded by SSHRC and UBC TLEF, focusing on the gendered history of Japanese photography. Additionally, she leads the Critical Image Forum, an interdisciplinary research cluster examining the political and ethical dimensions of photography.
University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC, Canada
Teaching courses focused on Japanese history and the critical examination of photography and visual culture.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.