Research Fields: early modern (Edo, 17-19th Century) Japanese material culture on supernatural and otherworldly spectacles and its intersection with Buddhist Studies, Gender & Sexuality, and Media Theory. Current research project focuses on the representation of kijo, female demons, criminals, vengeful ghosts, and other deviant characters in Edo-period popular culture.
Education: PhD, Harvard University, Japanese Literature (in progress)
MA, Washington University in St. Louis, Japanese, 2020
BA, Washington University in St. Louis, Cognitive Neuroscience, 2019
Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Literary Chinese
Founded as a graduate program in 1904 and joining with the undergraduate Literature Concentration in 2007, Harvard’s Department of Comparative Literature operates at the crossroads of multilingualism, literary study, and media history.
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