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How Singapore Transformed its Cultural Image to Become “Global Asia”
Mar 06 2024
By Cheryl Narumi Naruse, author of Becoming Global Asia: Contemporary Genres of Postcolonial Capitalism in SingaporeBecoming Global Asia is part of the UC Press Transpacific SeriesThough once widely regarded as a punitive, culturally sterile island-nation, or what William Gibson deemed “Disn
What Yosaku Imada’s Failed Escape of 1893 Shows Us About U.S. Imperialism
Mar 13 2023
By Christen T. Sasaki, author of Pacific Confluence: Fighting over the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Hawai‘iTypically, the history of U.S. empire is told as a story of inevitable expansion. Within this narrative, the U.S. occupation of Hawaiʻi and the militarized nature of everyday life in the is
Why Airports Are Places We Should All be More Interested In
Dec 19 2022
By Eric Porter, author of A People's History of SFO: The Making of the Bay Area and an AirportFor many people, airports may seem like alienating “nonplaces”—as anthropologist Marc Augé put it—where we rush to make connections and spend long, monotonous hours waiting for delayed flights. But I’ve
What Policing in Iraq Reveals About the Failed U.S. Reconstruction Efforts
Nov 11 2021
By Jesse Wozniak, author of Policing Iraq: Legitimacy, Democracy, and Empire in a Developing StateDuring my first research trip to the Lead Police Training Academy on the outskirts of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, I observed a class of recruits on their last day of training finally get their highly antici
7 Videos to Help Instructors Discuss Current Events in the Classroom
Jan 06 2021
Looking for more video content for your courses? We've rounded-up some recent recorded events, short lectures, and Q&As with our authors to integrate into your lesson plans.The featured books cover a wide-range of current events and social justice topics, including racial justice and Black L