Food studies is a growing interdisciplinary field that examines the cultural, economic, political and environmental dimensions of food. Research resources in food studies are equally broad, and can present a challenge for beginner researchers and experienced researchers alike. This workshop will provide an introductory overview of food studies-related resources at the UCLA Library and beyond....
In collaboration with the Department of African American Studies and the Ralph J. Bunche Center at UCLA, we invite you to join us for a short film screening and conversation titled “Performing the South in Watts: Black Expression at the Intersection of Food, Religion, and the Sonic.” with Dr. Derek Hicks of Wake Forest University....
Among those fighting the L.A. fires earlier this year were incarcerated individuals participating in California’s controversial inmate firefighting program. This forum examines the program from the perspectives of formerly incarcerated...