Faculty research profiles
John Kaplan
Summary
Professor Kaplan’s research focuses on the visual exploration of cultural diversity and its positive and negative effects, both in the U.S. and abroad. He does fieldwork and create social documentary projects with the goal of seeking to build bridges between seemingly disparate peoples. His multi-year study of four views of freedom in Russia, Cuba, China and the United States has led to an international exhibition, Four Nations, which toured museums and galleries in three countries. His research on the photographic coverage of the American civil rights movement was published in the journals, Journalism History and Viscom: The Journal of the Korean Documentary Society.
Recent publications
Book, Sole Author
John Kaplan, Photo Portfolio Success, (Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, September 2003) 1-160. (47,000 word book of original research accompanied by more than 200 photographs. Distributed by major booksellers in the U.S., Japan, United Kingdom, Australia, and France.)
Keywords
Civil Rights, Photojournalism, Documentary Photography, Design, Ethics, Journalism History, Torture, Internationalization, International Journalism, Ethnic Minorities, Internet Content Development
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