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Major
Fine and Performing Arts
Anticipated Graduation Year
2020
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
The presentation examines artwork made during the Japanese Heisei era from a feminist lens. Women artists highlight the reality of the lives of women, including the unique power that they hold in the home and in popular culture. While some scholarship on contemporary Japan only accounts for the negative events in the Heisei Era, through my research, I draw attention to female artists who experienced great success through their questioning of gender norms.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Marilyn Dunn, Associate Professor of Art History; Dr. Paula Wisotzki, Associate Professor of Art History
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
The Great Wave of Japanese Women Artists: A Response to Gender Roles in the Home, the Workplace, and the Image of the Japanese Female
The presentation examines artwork made during the Japanese Heisei era from a feminist lens. Women artists highlight the reality of the lives of women, including the unique power that they hold in the home and in popular culture. While some scholarship on contemporary Japan only accounts for the negative events in the Heisei Era, through my research, I draw attention to female artists who experienced great success through their questioning of gender norms.