This paper examines the relation between Mae West and “camp” with reference to her biography and some films in which she stars. The examination focuses on the 1930s and 1970s, two significant periods for West's acting style; in the 1930s, she appropriates performing techniques from several unorthodox entertainers of the Belle Epoque—Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay and female impersonators—in order to establish her queer acting style (which was highly theatrical in its nature, and is later described as “camp”); but in the 1970s we see a cultural phenomenon in which her images are appropriated and commodified as an icon of camp in the field of pop culture, making a contrast with her active position in the 1930s when she appropriated other acting techniques for her style. Truly, her camp becomes a kind of “pastiche” appropriated by cultural industries in the 1970s, but this brings about a situation where her camp images circulate again in the cultural market, and this consequently saves her from oblivion. This way of regaining social visibility, though following the dominant cultural order, has potential for the strategic camp associated with “queer, or gay/lesbian, politics” in the 1990s.

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Contemporary Alaska native artists have been showing their works actively. What thoughts and　backgrounds are behind their creations? Their techniques vary widely, ranging from traditional techniques such as　wood carving and beadwork to photography, video, performance and installation. Although the techniques and forms of expression are diversified, their main themes deal with the history of native groups and families they belong, the history of Native Americans, and social issues surrounding them. The works by contemporary Alaska native artists are created based on researches on their roots, history, and social issues. It is the recent trend of contemporary art to relate to anthropology, but contemporary Alaska native artists have eyes to re-examine the matters of anthropology from insiders' perspectives. I would like to examine contemporary Alaska native artists' works and expressions from the viewpoint of an artist who adopts anthropological methods.

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