Pavlina Mijatović Popić

Pavlina Mijatović Popić is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, where she previously got her BA and MA in Japanese Language and Literature. Her academic interests span Japanese culture and literature, with a focus on traditional aesthetics, the interplay between tradition and modernity, and comparative literature. She has explored themes such as the influence of foreign cultures on Japan, intersections between Christianity and Zen Buddhism, and Japanese film. Currently, her research focuses on Japanese folktales within a broader mythological framework, with particular emphasis on the Tanabata narrative - its historical development, literary expressions, and cultural significance across Japan. In addition to her academic work, she owns and operates her own language school and tutors English, French, and Japanese. She has published several scholarly articles in various academic journals.

CV updated on 2026-09-26.