J.R. Pepper
JR Pepper is a lecturer, photographer and self described 'professional eccentric'. She holds both a BA and an MA in art history specializing in Surrealism and spirit photography. Her artwork has been seen in various gallery shows and publications including Haunted America: FAQ by Dave Thompson, Vice.com and Musee Magazine. She has spoken at New York Anime Festival, New York Comic Con, Tokyo in Tulsa, The Morbid Anatomy Museum, The Odd Salon, The Dead Ladies Show and is an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College. She currently works as digital imaging specialist at The Burns Archive and is a tour guide at Green-wood Cemetery. Her book Buried Boston: America's Revolutionary Necropolis, documenting Boston's burying ground and cemeteries is due out in 2024.
image credit: Bill Wadman
Courses taught
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Photography and the Supernatural (In Person)
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The Guardians of the Graveyard: Animals in American Cemeteries (In Person)
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Halloween Double Feature: Cemetery Symbols + Victorian Creepiness (Online)
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The Purr-fect Muse: A History of Cats in Art (Online)
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We Are What We Fear: A History of Monsters in Horror (Online)
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The Banana on the Wall: An Examination of Art and Controversy
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Surreal Escape
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Think of the Children! : Banned Animation
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Mad Love: Art and Partnership
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We Are What We Fear: Monsters and Horror Films
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Women Artists You Should Know, Part 2
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Women Artists You Should Know in Art History
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Seeing Shades: Death in Photography
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Women in the Surrealist Movement
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History
Fashionably Strange: A History of Victorian Creepiness (Online)
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History
Victorian Spiritualism: The Rappings of the Fox Sisters
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History
Spirit Photography