Michael P. Moreno is Professor of English at Green River College in Washington state. His expertise is grounded in comparative literature, contemporary American and Latinx literature/culture, spatial theory, literary urban studies, human geography, and architectural theory. He has an extensive body of publications in academic ​journals ​and ​edited​ volumes​ examining​ literary​ spatial​ configurations​ of​ cities and their identities, with particular emphasis on the Latinx community as well​ as​ East–​West​ confluences.

• 1. Introduction: Global Rotations of the Kaleidoscope, 2. Istanbul: Beyond the Haze of Hüzün, 3. Chinese Urban Geographies:, 3.1. Harmonizing and Disrupting Imaginaries, 3.2. Hong Kong’s Precarious Port Mentalities, 4. Greater Jerusalem: Tracing Uneven Cracks Between the Stones, 5. Sites of Translation: Translocalizing the East-West City, 6. Urban Odysseys: Charting the Constellation of East-West Cities, 7. Conclusion: Ongoing Turns of Global Kaleidoscopes

Michael P. Moreno is Professor of English at Green River College in Washington state. His expertise is grounded in comparative literature, contemporary American and Latinx literature/culture, spatial theory, literary urban studies, human geography, and architectural theory. He has an extensive body of publications in academic ​journals ​and ​edited​ volumes​ examining​ literary​ spatial​ configurations​ of​ cities and their identities, with particular emphasis on the Latinx community as well​ as​ East–​West​ confluences.

• 1. Introduction: Global Rotations of the Kaleidoscope, 2. Istanbul: Beyond the Haze of Hüzün, 3. Chinese Urban Geographies:, 3.1. Harmonizing and Disrupting Imaginaries, 3.2. Hong Kong’s Precarious Port Mentalities, 4. Greater Jerusalem: Tracing Uneven Cracks Between the Stones, 5. Sites of Translation: Translocalizing the East-West City, 6. Urban Odysseys: Charting the Constellation of East-West Cities, 7. Conclusion: Ongoing Turns of Global Kaleidoscopes

Michael P. Moreno is Professor of English at Green River College in Washington state. His expertise is grounded in comparative literature, contemporary American and Latinx literature/culture, spatial theory, literary urban studies, human geography, and architectural theory. He has an extensive body of publications in academic ​journals ​and ​edited​ volumes​ examining​ literary​ spatial​ configurations​ of​ cities and their identities, with particular emphasis on the Latinx community as well​ as​ East–​West​ confluences.

• 1. Introduction: Global Rotations of the Kaleidoscope, 2. Istanbul: Beyond the Haze of Hüzün, 3. Chinese Urban Geographies:, 3.1. Harmonizing and Disrupting Imaginaries, 3.2. Hong Kong’s Precarious Port Mentalities, 4. Greater Jerusalem: Tracing Uneven Cracks Between the Stones, 5. Sites of Translation: Translocalizing the East-West City, 6. Urban Odysseys: Charting the Constellation of East-West Cities, 7. Conclusion: Ongoing Turns of Global Kaleidoscopes