Supervisor
Dr. Jennifer Guest
Biography
Kelly Ann Shea is a DPhil student in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies at the Queen’s College. Her research focuses on Buddhist tales in medieval Japanese setsuwa literature. Kelly Ann received an MA in Global Studies from the University of Tokyo, with her thesis: “Feminine Religiosity and Processes of Marginalization and Legitimization in Early Medieval Japan: An Analysis of Kannon in Selections from Uji Shūi Monogatari.” She received a BA in East Asian Studies from the College of William & Mary, and has a professional background in the field of U.S.-Japan relations; Kelly Ann spent several years working for the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, a United States federal grantmaking agency which promotes strong relations through people-to-people exchange.
Educational Background
The University of Tokyo
Master of Arts (MA) in Global Studies, 2024
Department of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies (Cultural Anthropology)
The College of William & Mary, 2021
Bachelor of Arts (BA) with highest honors in Global Studies
Concentration Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, East Asian Studies
Keio University
Japanese Language Program (non-degree, 2019-2020)
Research interests
Medieval Japanese Buddhism and setsuwa literature; medieval Buddhist relations between Japan and China; travelling monks in medieval Japan; women in Japanese Buddhism and Buddhist literature; depictions of the Bodhisattva Kannon in setsuwa
Links
www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-ann-shea-21s
