Areas of Interest
- Art
- Zhiguai (“strange” tales)
- Gender; Women
- Homosexuality
- Cross-cultural studies
- Text–image relationship
Biography
I received my Bachelor’s degree and first M.A. in Art History from the University of Toronto. My undergraduate research focused on ancient Greek and Roman art, while my graduate studies have shifted toward Chinese and East Asian visual culture. I have long been interested in a wide range of artistic topics, but I am now working to narrow my focus (in preparation for my Ph.D.). My current research centers on zhiguai (supernatural or “strange”) narratives and their visual representations, focusing on Tang–Song zhiguai paintings and Ming–Qing printed zhiguai illustrations. I examine how these works visualize moral and emotional worlds, mediate cultural, philosophical and religious ideas, and construct or contest gendered notions of the feminine within the supernatural imagination.
Awards and distinctions
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
- School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Conference Grant
- Sydney Key Memorial Scholarship in Art History
- Arthur and Susan Scace Award
- CIE International Experience Award