Jihoon Chun participates in the Association for Asian Studies 2021 Annual Conference as panel organiser and paper presenter for the organised panel session titled “New Architects of Empire: Reconfiguring Sovereignty and Authority in Nineteenth-Century East Asia.”

He gives a presentation titled “Defenders of a Confucian Empire Confronted with “Public Law of All Nations”: Qing-Chosŏn Negotiated Sovereignty and Protectorate During 1882 – 1895.”

The session takes place on Tuesday, 23 March 2021, at 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT in the AAS2021 virtual conference platform, and can be searched at https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/AASVirtual/SearchByBucket.asp?f=TrackName&bm=Inter-area%2FBorder%20Crossing&pfp=Inter-areaBorder%20Crossing.

Many sessions, including his session, are available for on-demand viewing through April 30, 2021.

Individuals interested in attending organised panel sessions may do so with paid registration, with the standard rate until 28 February: (https://www.asianstudies.org/conference/conference-funding-opportunities/register/)