Faculty

Recent posts that showcase the work of our faculty.

LA Social Science Roundtable: Black Cultural Production in the Time of COVID-19

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LA Social Science invited three Los Angeles-based professors to join a roundtable discussion about culture during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Shana Redmond, UCLA Department of African American Studies and Global Jazz Studies Musicology, Dr.…

UCLA Professor Discusses Life and Work of Native American Artist Harry Fonseca

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In an informative video series by the Autry Museum of the West about Native American artist Harry Fonseca, UCLA Gender Studies Professor Nancy Mithlo and Harry Nungesser, Fonseca's partner, discuss his life and work. Check out this series below. Harry…

LA Social Science Summer Course Previews: African American Studies Presents “Reproducing While Black”

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As summer 2020 approaches, LA Social Science will be highlighting some of the summer courses being offered within the Division of Social Sciences at UCLA. The UCLA Department of African American Studies will be offering C191 - Variable Topics…

LA Social Science Summer Course Previews: Gender Studies Courses Offered in Sessions A and C

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As summer 2020 approaches, LA Social Science will be highlighting some of the summer courses being offered within the Division of Social Sciences at UCLA. UCLA Gender Studies will be offering the courses listed below. Visit www.summer.ucla.edu…

UCLA California Policy Lab Releases Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on California’s Labor Market

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New Analysis of Unemployment Insurance Claims in California Provides Detailed Snapshot of How COVID-19 is Impacting California Workers, Industries, and Counties April 29th, 2020 A new analysis of initial Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims…

Dr. Lal Continues His Essay Series on the Historic Parallels Between Past Plagues and the Current Pandemic

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Professor Vinay Lal, UCLA Professor of History and Asian American Studies, has an informative blog titled, "Lal Salaam: A Blog by Vinay Lal." Recently, he has written "a series of articles on the implications of the coronavirus for our times,…

LA Social Science Presents “Conversations with Changemakers” Featuring Dr. Efrén Pérez (Video)

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As the Director of the UCLA Race, Ethnicity, Politics and Society (REPS) Lab, Dr. Efrén Pérez is facilitating cutting-edge research that examines how racial diversity impacts politics. One of his lab's current projects is an examination…

Pandemics Past and Present: One Hundred Years of California History

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The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy (LCHP) has released their latest research report, titled Pandemics Past and Present: One Hundred Years of California History. Particularly timely in light of Los Angeles Times coverage on this…

Incoming UCLA Professor Examines if Vote-by-Mail Advantages Either Political Party

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By Dan Thompson I am a PhD candidate in American politics at Stanford University and will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at UCLA in July 2020. I study American elections with a focus on how elections…