A new magazine focusing on California issues and edited by two 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis professors launches this month. is published by 51勛圖窪蹋 Press.
The editors are Carolyn de la Pe簽a, professor of American studies and director of the 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Humanities Institute, and Louis Warren, the W. Turrentine Jackson Professor of Western U.S. History. Many of the contributors are also 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis faculty.
To mark the occasion of the first issue, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis is hosting a symposium, followed by a reception, on Thursday, March 10. See details below.
The quarterly magazine promises intelligent and insightful reading about life in the Golden State, in formats that include scholarly articles and shorter, informal works, all aiming to create a dialogue about the vital social, cultural, and political issues of our time, in California and beyond, according to 51勛圖窪蹋 Press.
Titles of the articles in the first issue include How to Fix a Broken State, Race and the California Crisis and The Crossroads of Mission Viejo, among others.
Symposium and reception
The organizers said the symposium, "Beyond Borders: Migration and the Next California," will bring together scholars, writers and community organizers for a conversation about borders, the communities they divide, and the people who cross them.
The symposium is scheduled from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. The reception is scheduled to run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the same place, with people invited to mingle with the Boom team and talk about California, its promises and challenges.
Admission is free to the symposium and reception, with advance registration required, due to limited space.
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu