David L. Wank

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David L. Wank

David L. Wank is Professor in the Graduate Program in Global Studies, Sophia University.

Urbanization of Empire: Plantation, Space, and Racial Terror

CONTRIBUTIONS

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Area-based Global Studies in Japan

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The Rise of Global Studies in East Asia: Institutions and Ideology in National Education Systems

Globes

Is Global Studies a Field? (part 1)

Camels

Is Global Studies a Field? (part 2)

RECENT ARTICLES

Urbanization of Empire: Plantation, Space, and Racial Terror

Gabriel Cruz , Rebeca Barros Passos, Igor Thiago Silva de Sousa

February 11, 2026

Black City: The ‘Urban’ as Refusal and Abolition

Jaime A. Alves

February 9, 2026

SERIES

(In)tolerance

... as Archive. Memory, Mediation, and Agency.

Biodata Capitalism: From Flush to Forecast

Black Cities

COVID-19 and Populism

Diversifying Global Education

Global Dynamics of Authoritarianism

Global Studies & Cultural Literacy

Global Studies in East Asia

Gramsci Today

Hong Kong and Liberty

ISIS Media

Mnemonic Solidarity

Pandemic: Border-Crossing Caveats

Populism and Democracy

Populist Backlash

Re-Globalization

Reforming Global Governance

Rethinking Queer Migration Studies

Rohingya Crisis

Tourism & Development in Africa

Undergraduate Scholars Series