{"id":1564,"date":"2023-02-08T23:55:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T23:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/?page_id=1564"},"modified":"2023-02-17T00:52:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:52:54","slug":"statement-by-amelia-jones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by Amelia Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 class=\"article-title\" style=\"padding-left: 120px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/assets\/img\/content\/269608\/wizard\/vipifesi.jpg\" \/>Amelia Jones as Chair of Critical Studies and Vice Dean of Research in the Roski School of Art and Design<\/h2>\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<p><strong>Roski School of Art &amp; Design Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 1, 2020<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Art and design can change worlds for the better, but sometimes statements need to be made before the creativity begins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school stand in solidarity with Black communities in the struggle against the unjust and murderous treatment of Black people across the US.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school stand in solidarity with the myriad immigrant communities that have long provided the life blood of this country, state, city, and university.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school stand against the racialized scapegoating of China and of any Asian people being held responsible for the global pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school stand together against police violence of all kinds, whether overt and materially harmful or covert, persistent, and insidious. We stand against all forms of inequity that position some communities against others. We stand for the goal of working towards a less divided, more unified society where all voices are equally heard, including at the voting booths.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school believe in promoting community empowerment, including the complete overhaul of police departments so that they act according to the needs of the people, instead of the imperatives of capital or state power.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school stand together working towards a safer world, city, and school environment where everyone is equally supported in terms of their health, finances, and rights.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school stand together in the fight to counter a culture and society lead by fear, where financial or ideological concerns are often put before the well being of all citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school believe that all people living in the US, California, and Los Angeles should be treated with respect and dignity, equally supported under the law and through rhetoric and action.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We as a school believe in using our voices to create positive change. We hope that all citizens of the US have\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vote.gov\/\">registered to vote<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and that you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2020census.gov\/\"><strong>complete the 2020 Census<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The USC Roski Leadership Team<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact Us\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Department of American Studies &amp; Ethnicity<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Located in Kaprielian Hall on the University Park campus, ASE faculty, graduate students, and staff are available to assist you with information and resources about our academic programs and research specialties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--phone\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:(213) 740 - 2426\">(213) 740 &#8211; 2426<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--email\">\n                  <a href=\"mailto:aseinfo@dornsife.usc.edu\">aseinfo@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Address<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>3620 South Vermont Avenue<\/p>\n<p>Kaprielian Hall 462<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles, California 90089-2534<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Menu<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/\">Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/about-us\/\">About Us<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/graduate-placement\/\">Graduate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/undergraduate\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/core-faculty\/\">People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/news-events\/\">News &amp; Events<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n      <\/div>\n\n        \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1564","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Statement by Amelia Jones - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Statement by Amelia Jones - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-17T00:52:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/\",\"name\":\"Statement by Amelia Jones - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-08T23:55:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-17T00:52:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Statement by Amelia Jones\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/\",\"name\":\"Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\",\"description\":\"USC Dornsife  Department of American Studies and Ethnicity\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Statement by Amelia Jones - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Statement by Amelia Jones - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","og_url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/","og_site_name":"Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","article_modified_time":"2023-02-17T00:52:54+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/","name":"Statement by Amelia Jones - Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-02-08T23:55:24+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-17T00:52:54+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/statement-by-amelia-jones\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Statement by Amelia Jones"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/","name":"Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","description":"USC Dornsife  Department of American Studies and Ethnicity","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1564"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2749,"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1564\/revisions\/2749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}