Tag Archives: Memory

The City as a Palimpsest and Crucible of National Identity

Posted on 9. November 2018 by Global Urban History

By Alexander C. Diener, University of Kansas, and Joshua Hagen, Northern State University The tendency of successive regimes to rework commemorative landscapes speaks to the intrinsic and intricate linkages between place, memory, and identity. We affix memories and identities to urban space … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Urban Colonial Past and the Problem of Commemoration

Posted on 15. June 2016 by Global Urban History

Emer O’Dwyer, Oberlin College In January of this year, Miura Hideyuki, a journalist for the Asahi shinbun, was awarded the Kaikō Ken Memorial Nonfiction Prize for his work of reportage, Five-Colored Rainbow (Goshiki no niji, Shūeisha, 2015). In it, Miura … Continue reading →

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