Thesis Title:
“Care, Reproduction, and Kinship Beyond Bloodline: A Feminist Reading of Motherhood in the Writings of Kakuta Mitsuyo, Kirino Natsuo, Matsumura Shōko, and Minato Kanae”
Supervisor(s):
Professor Linda Flores
Dr. Juliana Buriticá Alzate
Biography:
Alessia Cofone is a DPhil student in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Pembroke College. Alessia’s research interests include collective care, kinship, gender performativity, and social reproduction. Her research examines, through feminist lenses, the representation of motherhood in contemporary Japanese literature, focusing on how these narratives challenge normative gender roles and contribute to a broader and more inclusive understanding of mothering and caregiving.
Educational Background:
MA in Japanese Studies – SOAS University of London
BA in Asian and African Languages and Cultures – University of Turin
