Giulia Baquè is a Lecturer at the Institute for Area Studies. Her research focuses on contemporary ecofictions, posthumanism, and ecocriticism in the Japanese context.

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Fields of interest

• Japanese contemporary fiction
• Ecocriticism in Japan
• Posthumanism and Environmental Humanities
• Human - nonhuman relations in contemporary fictions

Research

My research focuses on Japanese contemporary literature, particularly ecocriticism and ecofictions in Japan. My work examines how contemporary Japanese literary fictions respond to the global challenges of the Anthropocene by deconstructing the often hidden anthropocentrism present in many traditional literary themes. 

Curriculum Vitae

• BA Japanese Studies, Ca' Foscari University
• MA Japanese Studies, Leiden University
• MA Comparative Literature and Literary Theory, Leiden University
• Visiting Fellow, Waseda University