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2005-2006 Fellows

Roberta Strippoli

Stanford University
Department of Asian Languages

Roberta Strippoli is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Asian Languages at Stanford. She holds an M.A. in Japanese Literature from Gakushûin University (Tokyo) and a B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures from the University of Rome (Italy).  Her fields of interest include medieval Japanese literature and culture, with special attention to the depiction of female characters.

Project Summary

Strippoli’s dissertation project is titled “The Construction of a Virtuous Woman Entertainer:  Textual Avatars of the shirabyôshi Dancer Giô.”  Giô, a female character that first appears in the Japanese epic narrative Heike monogatari (XIII-XIV sec.), is variously reworked in later literature and theater.  Her project will examine both the social and literary presence of Giô, in the attempt of providing new insights on intertextuality in Japanese literature as well as making a contribution to women’s history.