Koreeda Hirokazu, prolific filmmaker of the past three decades, makes films rooted in social realities, often from the points of view of the most invisible in our societies. This book explores the work of this major figure of Japanese film history, praised for his universalism by festivals and international audiences alike.

Through an epistemological analysis of history and a philosophical reflection on the knot between art, history and humanity, the book explores the concepts and models that prehistorians, anthropologists and art historians have mobilised to give prehistory a place in the history of art and in our culture.

Women artists are less visible than men artists on the contemporary art market. Yet, they are in the majority in art schools. How can we explain this paradox? This book offers a new perspective on gender inequalities in artistic careers by examining the career paths of the graduates of a prestigious French school of visual arts.

This book proposes to uncover the geography of contemporary art of one of the largest metropolises of Asia Bombay/Mumbai. Through the study of the territorial transformations linked to the processes of globalization, it sheds light on the intimate relationship between the artistic district and a vast network of less visible workers.