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Kevin Carr is an Associate Professor of History of Art and Associate Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan. He holds affiliations with the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and contributes to interdisciplinary projects like the Decentering Japanese Art History, focusing on marginalized cultures of the Japanese archipelago.
Education: PhD (2005), MA (1999) from Princeton University; AB (1996) from Amherst College.
Research Interests: Medieval Japanese religious art, visual narratives of popular cults (13th–15th centuries), cultural exchanges between Japan and Europe, and material culture analysis. Current projects explore communal identities via temple origin stories (engi-e) in 14th-century Japan.
Publications: Plotting the Prince (2012) redefines understanding of Prince Shōtoku’s cultic imagery and its role in shaping religious and communal history.
Projects & Affiliations: Leads work on Ainu and Ryukyu visual cultures. Active in the Nam Center for Korean Studies and Center for Japanese Studies.
