Biography
Ph.D. Student
Modern Japanese Literature
Research Interests
My interest lies broadly in the intersects of Japanese literature, aging studies, aesthetics, post-war ideology, and psychoanalysis.
Research Description
I am currently working on representations of aged bodies in the post-war era. I look at not only canonical authors such as Kawabata Yasunari, Tanizaki Junichiro, and Enchi Fumiko, but also representatives of the popular culture, such as Ariyoshi Sawako, and filmmakers such as Kurosawa Akira. Particularly, I am interested in how their works represented intergenerational romance/sexuality, which are still highly marginalized, to interact with their political and socio-cultural discourses.
Education
Shanghai International Studies University, B.A.
Stanford University, M.A.