{"id":722,"date":"2025-11-11T17:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T01:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/la2026\/?page_id=722"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:01:50","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/la2026\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"LA2026 Blog"},"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  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-946 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/la2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2026\/02\/LA2026-Vertical-Turquoise-Gradient-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/la2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/485\/2026\/02\/LA2026-Vertical-Turquoise-Gradient-259x300.jpg 259w, 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Lynch reflects on the first July Fourth that Los Angeles passed under the American flag and what the anniversary tells us about the city&#8217;s history of resistance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\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  <p>Share your ideas about early Los Angeles! The LA2026 team is soliciting short essays (800-1000 words) about topics related to our humanities discussions, partner exhibitions, and the significance of 1776 to Southern California.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdr1lkSX1VufN-SP67pRjPdzSqzUxZcEBd0BrsON8WH12KSSQ\/viewform?usp=header\">We are now accepting proposals for the LA2026 Blog.<\/a> Authors should prepare pitches with public audiences in mind. Essays may reflect on themes in the exhibitions and discussions; analyze key artifacts, documents, and places associated with LA2026; and\/or share original research on early Los Angeles. See the CfP linked above for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Submissions will be considered on a rolling basis (subject to change). Selected essays will be published on the LA2026 website, distributed via e-newsletter, and promoted on social media. While the blog is not peer-reviewed, submissions will go through an editorial review process prior to publication.\u00a0<em>Please note, the views, thoughts, and ideas expressed in the LA2026 Blog are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute and its LA2026 partners.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Questions? 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