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Cindy Forster Discusses the Arrest of Bolivian Coup Leaders in the Jacobin
Forster discusses the arrest of Luis Fernando Camacho, who led the 2019 coup in Bolivia that deposed Evo Morales.
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heidi rhodes Receives 2023鈥�24 Creative Capital Award for Book Project
The project, Vital Signs, “foregrounds an anti-ableist way of being, premised on relationality and interdependency, with special attention to form as part of sick/disabled practices for living differently.”
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Ellen Finkelpearl’s Collaborative Book Translated into Thai
The book, co-authored by philosopher Peter Singer, is an abridged version of Apuleius’ Golden Ass with essays about the book as a text sympathetic to the sufferings of animals.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Jean Chen Ho, Mary Routt Chair of Writing
鈥淲riting is a solitary activity, but finding community in like-minded thinkers and readers can be so wonderful in the writing process,鈥� Ho says. 鈥淚n all my classes, I want students to gain a greater sense of themselves and their own work, to learn how to see themselves more clearly and with more careful attention.鈥�
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Katie Purvis-Roberts Co-Authors Dynamic Urban Emission Displacement Assessment
“In reality, fossil fuel divestment is impossible due to its reliability,” the co-authors write, “but renewable technology can improve the built environment and air quality management in the city.”
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In the Media: Wendy Cheng Discusses Archival Research at the Huntington Library, Pasadena Now Reports
Cheng highlighted the archive of Lily Lee Chen, the first Chinese American woman to be elected mayor of any city in the United States.
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Julia Lum Examines Meaning of 18th-Century Belongings and Watercolors for Nuu-chah-nulth Creators and Their Ancestors
Lum’s research explores how belongings and watercolors can be read across cultures and eras, centering the perspectives of Nuu-chah-nulth creators and the descendants of those who met Cook in 1778.
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Sarah Budischak Co-Authors Paper on Parasite Life Stage Diversity
This data provide context for both host infection risk and the persistence of adult parasitic assemblages, two contexts that are useful in predicting and preventing infectious diseases.
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In the Media: Wendy Cheng Discusses Monterey Park’s Mourning and History in Z贸calo Public Square
Cheng says Monterey Park is “a home for ‘immigrants and lost ones,’ where those who have been historically excluded or vilified elsewhere might come to dance with others who are not exactly like them.”
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In the Media: The Progressive Remembers Samella Lewis on Her 100th Birthday
“Lewis鈥檚 teachings, writings, curatorial efforts, film productions, political activism, and other activities reflected her tireless commitment to Black artists,” the Progressive notes.
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