Maria Chiara Migliore

Maria Chiara Migliore is an Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Literature (L-OR/22) at the University of Salento (Lecce, Italy), Department of Humanities. She also holds a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellowship at Daitō Bunka University (Tokyo) and is a member of the International Ph.D. Program in 'Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures'. Her research focuses on classical Japanese literature and philology, particularly texts reflecting cultural adoption of Chinese models. She has organized major international conferences like the 15th EAJS (2017) and the 12th EAJS (2008).

Education: Ph.D. in Far Eastern Civilizations from University of Naples 'L'Orientale' (1996), with specialization in Japanese legal history. Multiple scholarships include the Japan Foundation (2005), Monbushō (1984-86), and postdoctoral grants in Naples and Kyoto.

Research Interests: Classical Japanese texts (especially Nihon ryōiki and Man’yōshū), Sinicization processes in medieval Japan, textual criticism, and historical linguistics. She actively collaborates with universities in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Yokohama through ERASMUS and bilateral agreements.

Awards: 2017 FABBR Research Grant (Italian Government), 2013 National Qualification for Full Professorship in Japanese Studies.

Teaching: Leads advanced Japanese language and literature courses focusing on translation, medieval texts, and cultural mediation. Supervises MA/PhD students in technical-scientific translation programs.

Service: Served on EAJS Council (2005-2011), organized over 20 academic events, and chairs graduate committees in philology and comparative literature.