About
I am a current MA student at the University of Chicago in the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities. I completed by thesis in 2018, and am continuing my Japanese language education. My thesis discussed censorship and gendered supernatural bodies in early Meiji period Japanese prints, and the influence of globalization and modernization had on the perception of such images. My interests include folklore, censorship in art, print history, Japan studies, and material culture studies.
I have served on a student curatorial committee at the University of Chicago, contributing two labels to a small exhibit on the prints of Felix Buhot.
Currently I am interning at the Cincinnati Art Museum as a Photography Conservation and Curation Intern. My main projects are working with Meiji period ambrotypes, and cyanotypes from the William Howard Taft diplomatic mission to Asia in 1905. Education
University of Chicago
Master of Arts, Masters of Arts Program in the Humanities; Two Year Language Program, 2017-2019
Northern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies (Summa Cum Laude), 2016
· Minor areas of study: Japanese, Chinese, and Ancient Civilization Studies
National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
International Summer School Participant, 2016
Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan
International Summer School Participant, 2015
Publications
Book contributions:
Label descriptions for “Japonisme – Dix Eau Fortes”” and “Les Voisins de Campagne (Country Neighbors)” in Expanding Narratives: Theme and Variations—The Multiple Sorceries of Félix Buhot, edited by Anne Leonard. Chicago: Smart Museum of Art, 2018.
“The Blue Will O’Wisp of Resentment.” in An Anthology of Translations: The Semantic Awakening. Edited by Phillip Krummich. Scotts Valley: Createspace Independent Pub, 2017.
Featured student artist in I Took My Power In My Hand: NKU Students Create Emily Dickinson Art, edited by Emma Rose Thompson and Robert Wallace. 2015.
Articles:
“Exploring Chinese Folklore in Popular Culture: Big Fish and Begonia.
” New Directions in Folklore, https://ndif.wordpress.com (May 15, 2018).
“Taiwan-Taiwanese Bubble Tea and Beyond.” The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy (Feb. 4, 2016)
“Making a Taiwanese Pastry: Pineapple Cake.” The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy (Nov. 26, 2016)
“Taiwan: Spending the Summer in Taipei.” The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy (Nov. 5, 2016).
“Spirits and Study Abroad: Translating the Blue Will O’Wisp of Resentment.” The Forum: Official Publication of Phi Sigma Iota, Volume 34, (spring 2016). 17-20.
Upcoming Talks and Conferences
MCAA October 2018: Presenting my thesis “Supernatural Bodies and Censorship in 19th Century Japanese Art”
Memberships
Phi Sigma Iota
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Beta Delta
