Michael Krysko’s research and teaching specialties focus on the history of technology, mass media, and U.S. foreign relations (with a particular emphasis on American East-Asian relations). He is currently working on a book that explores American radio in East Asia from the 1920s through the 1940s. Dr. Krysko earned his Ph.D. at Stony Brook University in 2001 and spent five years on the history faculty at Dowling College in New York before joining the Department of History at Kansas State University in 2006.

Select publications

“‘Gibberish’ on the Air: Foreign Language Radio and American Broadcasting, 1920–1940.” Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television 27: 3 (August 2007), 333–55

“Homeward Bound: Shortwave Broadcasting and American Mass Media in East Asia on the Eve of the Pacific War.” Pacific Historical Review 74: 4 (November 2005), 511–44

“Forbidden Frequencies: Sino-American Relations and Chinese Broadcasting During the Interwar Era.” Technology and Culture 45: 4 (October 2004), 712–39

Courses

Mass Media in American History
History of Technology
U.S. Foreign Relations
World War 2
U.S. History since 1877

Additional Information

Useful web links to professional societies:

Society for the History of Technology
The International Association for Media and History
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
American Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
Association for Asian Studies