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Professor Keiko Kusano is affiliated with Waseda University's Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences and School of Culture, Media and Society. Holding a PhD from Waseda University Graduate School, Division of Letters, she has dedicated her career (1994-present) to Russian literature, gender studies, and comparative cultural analysis.
- Waseda University Graduate School (PhD in Letters, 1996)
- Waseda University Graduate School (MA, 1992)
- Waseda University (BA, 1990)
Her research focuses on Russian Modernism, feminist literary theory, and interdisciplinary cultural studies, particularly examining body narratives in Zinaida Gippius' works and the cultural impact of Ballets Russes. She has published extensively on gender and sexuality in Russian literature, with a special emphasis on narratives of bodily sensation.
Recent publications analyze animality in Gippius' poetry, feminist comparisons with Monique Wittig, and corporeal metaphors in early 20th-century Russian texts. Fifteen-year trends show sustained investigation into symbolist aesthetics, intermediality, and gendered self-representation. Her 2023 work on 'Animality' marks the latest evolution in this trajectory.
- Japan Society of Russian Literature Academic Report Encouragement Award (1992)
- Contributing editor to Iwanami World Biographical Dictionary (20th-century Russian literature)
As principal investigator, she has secured multiple Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research focusing on Russian women writers and body/sexuality themes. Her teaching spans Graduation Research and World Literature Seminars, while NHK Radio 2 broadcasts have expanded her public intellectual contributions.
