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Ayako Kano is a Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the School of Arts & Sciences. She holds core faculty status in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program and is affiliated with Cinema Studies, Comparative Literature and Literary Theory, and History graduate groups. Her office is at 841 Williams Hall, though she was on leave during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Education:
- BA, Keio University
- MA, Cornell University
- PhD, Cornell University
Research Interests: Professor Kano's work focuses on gender, performance, and politics in Japanese cultural history, from the late 19th century to the present. Her first book analyzed early modern Japanese theater actresses, while her second explored feminist debates in Japan since the 1890s. Current projects include cinematic adaptations of Japanese literature and a collaborative translation of an early modern text. Her research employs interdisciplinary approaches, bridging cultural studies, feminist theory, and historical analysis.
Selected Publications: Her work spans articles on Japanese feminist critiques of political leadership, gender dynamics in theater, and cultural studies, with notable contributions to journals like International Journal of Asian Studies and Gendering Modern Japanese History.
Awards: No scientific awards explicitly mentioned in the text.
Teaching and Affiliations: Courses taught include Japanese Theater, Modern Japanese Literature, Gender and Sexuality in East Asia, and advanced language studies. She actively participates in interdisciplinary initiatives, such as the Cinema Studies Program and comparative literature groups.
Labs/Teams: Collaborative translation projects and academic networks in East Asian Studies, though specific lab affiliations are not detailed.
