Dr. Sujin Lee

Biography

Sujin Lee is an Associate Professor of Modern Japanese History at the University of Victoria. She completed her PhD in History at Cornell University in 2017 and subsequently served as a postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies during the 2017-2018 academic year. Her research primarily explores the intersections of Japanese colonial rule, biopolitical governance, and gender. She is the author of the book 'Wombs Empire: Population Discourses and Biopolitics in Modern Japan,' published by Stanford University Press in 2023. Her work critically examines the historical narratives surrounding women's reproductive experiences in the context of the Japanese Empire and engages with broader themes in feminist theory and body politics. Lee has contributed several scholarly articles that delve into the birth control movement during interwar Japan and the evolving concepts of motherhood. She teaches courses on social and economic change in the Pacific region and directed studies in transgender issues in Asia.

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