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Dr Pia Maria Jolliffe is a Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and a Member of the Las Casas Institute. Elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) in 2022, she specializes in Japanese history with focus on historical anthropology, childhood experiences during Japan's transition from the sixteenth to seventeenth century, Buddhist memory sites, and Japanese Christian history. She teaches Japanese history to university students, school children, and adult learners across diverse educational settings.
Her research centers on early modern Japan through historical anthropology, emphasizing marginalized perspectives during political upheavals. Current projects include a monograph Himegimi. Girls, Buddhism and the memory of political defeat in early modern Japan (1595-1630) analyzing Toyotomi Hidetsugu's household, and new work on child Empress Meisho's life in Buddhist imperial convents. She reveals how gendered experiences reshape narratives of Japan's 're-unification', highlighting communities erased from mainstream histories.
Dr Jolliffe's publications span Japanese history, religious studies, and international development, consistently intersecting themes of memory, childhood vulnerability, and cultural translation. Her work demonstrates how transnational religious networks operated in early modern East Asia while addressing contemporary issues like refugee integration and forced labor legacies.
Scientific awards:
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2022)
While actively mentoring students through university teaching and public engagement, specific details about doctoral advisees and research grants were not provided in source materials. She is preparing an invited paper on Empress Meisho for the University of Basel's 2026 conference on 'Dynastic Reproduction in Early Modern Eurasia'.
No dedicated research laboratories or structured teams were mentioned; her collaborative work appears centered on academic partnerships with scholars like Katja Triplett and Yoshimi Orii across international institutions.
