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Hajin Jun is the James B. Palais Assistant Professor of Korean History in the Department of History and the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. She specializes in the modern history of Korea, focusing on the Japanese empire and Christianity in East Asia. Her current book project examines the politics of ritual reform in early twentieth-century Korea. This research explores how marriage, funerary, and ancestral rites became contentious sites where Protestant leaders, Korean cultural nationalists, and Japanese colonial officials clashed over their differing visions for the proper place of religion in modern society. Prior to her appointment at the University of Washington, Hajin Jun earned her Ph.D. in History from Stanford University and her B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Michigan.
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