Having recently returned from an international symposium at the University of Macau on “Rethinking Space in Japanese and Asian Studies” (October 23-24, 2026), I am happy to report that geographically informed historical analysis is thriving in Macau, and more generally across East Asia. The symposium was organized by ZHONG Yijiang, associate professor of Japanese Studies […] The post Geographical History is Thriving in Macau appeared first on GeoCurrents.

Nearly half a century later, Sony’s original MDR-3 headphones are making a comeback.

Waiting for the roar of bombs.

President Donald Trump, it seems, has some sort of odd obsession with obtaining Greenland. On several occasions in the 2020s he has offered to buy the ice-covered island from Denmark, and also threatened to take it. But American interest in Greenland dates all the way back to the beginnings of the Cold War. . Camp … Continue reading America’s Cold War in Greenland →

The 1970s are often remembered for their distinctive fashion, colorful cars, changing city streets, and evolving American culture. But photographs from the decade reveal another side of the country, where industrial smokestacks towered over residential neighborhoods, chemical plants lined waterways, and pollution was part of everyday life for many communities. These scenes existed alongside ordinary […]