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Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

 
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Start date : 
October, 2019
Thesis Topic: 
Nyohitsu - the construction of femininities through writing
Research Summary: 
Helen is investigating women’s writing in premodern Japan. Japanese writing, its calligraphic scripts, letterforms, vocabulary and expression, had gendered aspects which affected - and continue to affect - the manner and form in which people express themselves. Her research focusses on manuals published in the 17th century teaching women how to write in a ‘feminine’ mode, asking what they tell us about femininities in the early-modern period.