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Q&A with Stathis G. Yeros, author of Queering Urbanism
Apr 10 2024
Conflicts about space and access to resources have shaped queer histories from at least 1965 to the present. As spaces associated with middle-class homosexuality enter mainstream urbanity in the United States, cultural assimilation increasingly erases insurgent aspects of these social movements. Thi
Q&A with Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa, author of Erotic Resistance
Feb 08 2024
Erotic Resistance: The Struggle for the Soul of San Francisco celebrates the erotic performance cultures that have shaped San Francisco. It preserves the memory of the city's bohemian past and its essential role in the development of American adult entertainment by highlighting the contributions of
California History Announces Winners of 2022 Richard J. Orsi Prize
Mar 04 2023
California History is pleased to announce the winner of the Richard J. Orsi prize for the best article published in the journal in 2022. The committee unanimously selected Warren C. Wood's “S. An-Sky’s The Dybbuk and the Process of Jewish American Identity in 1920s San Francisco” (California Histor
Why Airports Are Places We Should All be More Interested In
Dec 19 2022
By Eric Porter, author of A People's History of SFO: The Making of the Bay Area and an AirportFor many people, airports may seem like alienating “nonplaces”—as anthropologist Marc Augé put it—where we rush to make connections and spend long, monotonous hours waiting for delayed flights. But I’ve
Where Are They Now? Checking in on Jazz Places
Nov 12 2021
By Kimberly Hannon Teal, author of Jazz Places: How Performance Spaces Shape Jazz HistoryIn some ways, it’s completely unremarkable that pianist Fred Hersch spent his 66th birthday earlier this October recording a live album at the Village Vanguard in New York City with guitarist Julian Lage.
Excerpt from Light on Fire: The Art and Life of Sam Francis
Oct 19 2021
Out today, Light on Fire: The Art and Life of Sam Francis is the first in-depth biography of Sam Francis, the legendary American abstract painter who broke all the rules in his personal and artistic life. The following passage is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Light on Fire: The Art and Life of Sa
Shedding Light on Neglected Histories and Herstories of Radical Urban Communities: An Interview with LALVC Contributor Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa
Sep 15 2020
As we begin National Hispanic Heritage Month, we invited Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture contributor Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa to talk about her ALAA award-winning article "Metamorphic and Sensuous Brown Bodies: Queer Latina/x Visual and Performance Cultures in San Francisco Strip Clubs, 196
“Our Trilogy Is a Testament to What Maps Can Do”—Rebecca Solnit on the New Infinite Cities Boxed Set
Aug 05 2019
Explore the hidden histories of San Francisco, New Orleans, and New York with this brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, collected together in a three-volume set.