Cultural Studies

"Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors." — Simone Weil

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  Precious Windows into an Opaque Period

  Sarah Mellors reviews Maoism at the Grassroots: Everyday Life in China’s Era of High Socialism

  Sarah MellorsNov 23, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

  • Politics

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  In Memoriam of the Corpse: Death Denial in Los Angeles

  In present-day Los Angeles, death denial affects the very spaces we inhabit.

  Tiffany HearseyNov 18, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

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  The Witching Hour: The Occult in an Age When There Are No More Secrets

  Steffie Nelson interviews Peter Bebergal and Alex Mar

  Steffie NelsonNov 13, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

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  Under the Bridge: A Talk with LA Historian and “Under Spring” Author Jeremy Rosenberg

  LA Historian and "Under Spring" Author Jeremy Rosenberg talks about the revitalization of downtown LA.

  Peter RelicNov 11, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

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  “Room” Is the “Crash” of Feminism

  Just as "Crash" was a racist exercise in trying to exorcise racism, "Room" is a misogynistic exploration of the suffering misogyny causes women.

  Sarah BlackwoodNov 4, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality

• The Reluctant Angeleno

  A review of David Ulin's "Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles."

  Matt SeidelNov 3, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

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  From Tehrangeles to Kashmir

  For most residents of Southern California, the large Persian community in Westwood's "Tehrangeles" is just another example of US immigration history.

  Nile GreenNov 2, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

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  Antique Nightmares

  2015 will be remembered as a major year in the history of horror podcasts.

  Jason BoogOct 31, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

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  Portrait of a Press: tNY.Press Breaks the Rules of Genre and Publishing

  tNY.Press

  Isla McKettaOct 17, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

• In Church in Charleston

  "Black churches, regardless of how one feels about religion , have been a vital institution in the quest for Black liberation in this country."

  DéLana R.A. DameronOct 16, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

• The Gentrification of Boston’s South End

  What is interesting about the South End story is what it reveals about gentrification generally, old or new, diverse or not.

  Dave MandlOct 14, 2015

  • Cultural Studies

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  Miserablism and Resistance at the American Studies Association

  Sarah Mesle interviews David Roediger about the 2015 American Studies Association conference and ASA's relationship to social action.

  Sarah MesleOct 9, 2015

  • Cultural Studies