Thank you so much for promoting my book, @lupdistribution.bsky.social!

Liverpool Distribution Services at Liverpool University Press@lupdistribution.bsky.social · 2w ago

From the same series, Emily Matson's "China's Date Debate" Matson traces how China redefined the timeline of World War II, showing how decades of #Manchurian scholarship reshaped official memory, national identity and the CCP’s historical narrative. @emilymatson.bsky.social bit.ly/4eZQjgv

Save 50% now on preordering my book from the University of Michigan Press with the Spring Sale! To apply, use the discount code "SPRING26" at checkout. press.umich.edu/Books/C/Chin...

China’s Date Debate

China’s Date Debate is an in-depth investigation of the Chinese Communist Party’s remapping of China’s World War II timeline from eight years (1937–1945) to fourteen years (1931–1945). Instead of the ...

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Excited for this!

Kelly Hammond@kellyahammond.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our panel "Creative Citizenship and Belonging In the People’s Republic of China: Contesting the Idea of “Chineseness” In the 1940s and 1950s," was accepted to the program for the American Historical Association in NOLA 01/27! Whooo! @emilymatson.bsky.social

I am pleased to share my review of Crosswinds: Nehru, Zhou and the Anglo-American Competition over China, written by Vijay Gokhale, in Vol. 33 (2026) of the Journal of American-East Asian Relations. brill.com/view/journal...

For their final essay, I asked my GU students to write an essay dealing with the way in which 19th and 20th century history is remembered, or forgotten, in China today. I am so proud of and simply blown away by their work - Hoya Saxa! @georgetownuni.bsky.social

Happy to announce the publication of my article on Unit 731's post-WWII legacy in the United States in the 2026 issue of the Federal History Journal! shfg.wildapricot.org/page-18414

Excited to present next Thursday at the GW China Affairs Forum's 5th annual Spring Conference on my forthcoming book, "China's Date Debate"! @gwu1821.bsky.social

So excited that my book cover is finally here! press.umich.edu/Books/C/Chin...

Join us on Friday!

Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations@penn-us-china.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today we publish working papers by our third cohort Research, Education, & Academic Freedom fellows: global.upenn.edu/future-of-us.... Please join us for a live and recorded webinar with these authors on Friday, March 6 from 2-3 PM ET. Registration link at the QR code on the poster below:

This was a great experience for me and I'd highly recommend applying!

Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations@penn-us-china.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are thrilled to issue the call for applications (global.upenn.edu/future-of-us...) for our fourth fellowship cohort, made possible by generous support from @carnegie.org and the Henry Luce Foundation. Applications are due March 17.

I had a great time late last night on Zoom chatting with Shuxian Luo's grad class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa about historical memory in Sino-Japanese relations (although I wish I could have been there in person!). Thank you for the invite, Shuxian!

It was a privilege to be part of Session 1 of the 18th American Studies Network Conference "World War II - 80 Years On: Remembrance and Reassessment in U.S.-China Relations." Looking forward to Session 2 on February 1st! uscet.org/event-recap-...

Have you read our newest issue yet? 📚 We bring you research on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, Syria's future and lots more. Read here 👉 academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1

Our panel for AHA 2026 in Chicago on “The Long Second World War and Its Aftermath in China: Mobilization, Displacement, and Transnational Diaspora”. It was an honor to chair this panel and learn more about the work of these promising young scholars. @historians.org #AHA2026

Please consider attending our AHA panel on Sunday morning at 9 AM on “The Long Second World War and Its Aftermath in China: Mobilization, Displacement, and Transnational Diaspora”! @historians.org aha.confex.com/aha/2026/web...

Delighted to be included in the first issue of International Affairs in 2026! I review Yongjin Zhang's "Reimagining the international: Chinese world ordering before the west." Read it here: academic.oup.com/ia/article/1... @iajournal.bsky.social

International Affairs@iajournal.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our first issue of the year is OUT NOW‼️ This issue features research articles on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, and Syria's future, policy papers on the UN's role in peace and conflict, and 25 book reviews.📚 👉 Read the issue: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1

Save 50% now on preordering my book from the University of Michigan Press with promo code "HOLIDAY25"! “Emily Matson’s highly original analysis gives granular detail about one of the key debates in China on this question...” - Rana Mitter, Harvard University press.umich.edu/Books/C/Chin...

Big thank you to @emilymatson.bsky.social for this very thoughtful review of "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" in Studies in Intelligence www.cia.gov/resources/cs...

Just finished reading over Thanksgiving break - what an impressive and well-researched book! @josephtorigian.bsky.social www.sup.org/books/histor...

The Party's Interests Come First | Stanford University Press

Selected as a Best Book of 2025 by The Economist, BBC History Magazine, and Marginal Revolution"[A] masterly biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of China's present-day president, Xi Jinping.... [A] s...

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Excited to be a panelist for this! uscet.org/18th-asn-con...

During these uncertain times, something that has brought me a lot of joy has been practicing my Chinese, Japanese, and Russian language skills online. It has been quite fun, and I'm excited to see some progress. Here is a random excerpt from my Russian homework - still basic, but I can communicate!

I thoroughly enjoyed attending the Thirtieth Term Member Conference at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City this week! I was having too much fun meeting new people and forgot to take many conference photos, but here are a few! @cfr.org

Next Friday at the Elliott School of International Affairs! @gwu1821.bsky.social

Thanks to the Sigur Center for Asian Studies for this animated shot of me discussing my research on World War II in China and Manchuria on Friday, September 26th! @gwu1821.bsky.social

Very happy to be this panel’s discussant and excited to see everyone in Vancouver in March! @asianstudies.org

I had a great time giving a talk about World War II memory, Manchuria, and my new book at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, Sigur Center for Asian Studies on Friday! Thanks to Daqing Yang and Mike Mochizuki for the invitation! @gwu1821.bsky.social

Big congrats to my graduate student in Georgetown University's Department of History, Enrico Osvaldi, for passing his comprehensive exams yesterday! It was a privilege to participate as one of the examiners for his subfield on nationalism in China and Japan. @georgetownuni.bsky.social

If you are in DC, this upcoming event on Friday reflecting on WWII in the Asia Pacific 80 years on should be special (no better keynote speaker imaginable for this than Carol Gluck) sigur.elliott.gwu.edu/2025/09/10/9...

[9/26/2025] World War II at 80: War Generations, Society, and Memory in the Asia Pacific

At the Elliott School of International Affairs

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Next Friday at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies! @gwu1821.bsky.social

A new op-ed from me on China's WWII! @asianstudies.org www.asianstudies.org/why-does-chi...

Why Does China Care So Much about World War II? - Association for Asian Studies

By Emily Matson On September 3, 2025, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) pulled out all the stops in its military parade along Chang’an Avenue in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the C...

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