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Nathalie Phillips is a Researcher on an SNF-funded project at the Department of Japanese Studies, University of Zurich, specializing in premodern Japanese intellectual history, cosmology, and literature with emphasis on Heian, Kamakura, and Muromachi periods.
Her academic background includes:
- PhD from University of Edinburgh (2014-2020) with Sasakawa Foundation Postgraduate Studentship
- Master of Studies (MSt) from University of Oxford (2011-2012)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) from University of Cologne (2008-2011)
Her research explores intersections of beliefs, knowledge, and power in premodern Japan, particularly conceptions of time in medieval narratives and material dimensions of Buddhism. Fieldwork in Japan includes extended research at Nichibunken (Kyoto) and University of Tokyo's Historiographical Institute.
Recent publications demonstrate deep engagement with premodern Japanese religious materiality and gendered religious practices, bridging historical, literary, and anthropological approaches to illuminate societal complexities.
Her research is supported by prestigious awards:
- Sasakawa Foundation Postgraduate Studentship (2014-2016, 2017-2018)
- Japan Foundation Fellowship (2016-2017)
- Japan Foundation Endowment Committee Grant (2015)
As lead researcher on the current SNF project since 2023, she advances scholarship on temporal-emotional frameworks in medieval Japanese literature, building on prior translation and editorial work in Japanese studies since 2021.
