Emily Anderson
Assistant Professor of History
Wilson-Short Hall 313 – 509-335-2217
emily.anderson2@wsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. UCLA, 2010
Academic & Professional Interests
Emily Anderson teaches modern Japanese history. Her research focuses on the intersection of religion and imperialism in modern Japan, including in areas colonized by the Japanese empire and in diasporic communities. She is currently working on a book manuscript that explores the relationship between Christianity and the rise of the Japanese empire, focusing on how a diverse group of Japanese Protestants developed their ideas and practices within the context of imperialism.
Publications
"Making Koreans Japanese: The Kumiai Kyōkai and a Gospel for Japan's New Colonial Subjects," in Korean Christianity and Its Global Connections (under review).
"Tamura Naoomi's The Japanese Bride: Christianity, Nationalism, and Family in Meiji Japan," Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 34, 1 (2007): 203-228.