{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:31:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 22px;\">The Levan Institute for the Humanities serves as a hub for the humanities and humanistic social sciences at the University of Southern California, connecting faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students across disciplines, departments, programs, and institutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/programs\/book-chats\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Book Chats\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/08\/rbm-pr-ffqk-p6-1840-v201-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/08\/rbm-pr-ffqk-p6-1840-v201-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/08\/rbm-pr-ffqk-p6-1840-v201-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Illustration\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/programs\/book-chats\/\" >\n                  \n                    Book Chats\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Conversations celebrating new books by USC scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Each event features the author and guests in conversation about a recently completed publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/programs\/on-writing\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about On Writing\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-5-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-5-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-5-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Black and white photo of hands\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/programs\/on-writing\/\" >\n                  \n                    On Writing\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Conversations about our writing, our selves, and the worlds of connection we hope to sustain. Each event features authors and professors of writing, discussing questions relevant to both experts and beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/programs\/working-groups\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Working Groups\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/08\/exbt-iceberg-36-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/08\/exbt-iceberg-36-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/08\/exbt-iceberg-36-768x432.jpg 768w\"          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                                    \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/funding\/co-sponsorship\/\" >\n                  \n                    Co-Sponsorships\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Levan Institute provides modest grants and promotion for public events in the humanities at USC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/programs\/global-collaborations\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Global Collaborations\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/06\/10409008-scaled-e1686767668305-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/06\/10409008-scaled-e1686767668305-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/06\/10409008-scaled-e1686767668305-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"SAS The Global Airline\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/programs\/global-collaborations\/\" >\n                  \n                    Global Collaborations\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Levan Institute aims to foster and facilitate collaborations with scholars and institutions around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/new-books\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about New Books\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/06\/Antonio_Sicurezza_still_life_with_books_and_mandolin-e1687374110776-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/06\/Antonio_Sicurezza_still_life_with_books_and_mandolin-e1687374110776-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2023\/06\/Antonio_Sicurezza_still_life_with_books_and_mandolin-e1687374110776-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Painting of books\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/new-books\/\" >\n                  \n                    New Books\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Congratulations to USC scholars on their recent publications!<\/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          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Upcoming Events\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-7-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-7-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-7-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani and book cover for Accelerant\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n 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Organized in partnership with the USC Department of Middle East Studies, USC Environmental Studies Program, and Farhang Foundation. Registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-8-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-8-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-8-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Hector Amaya and book cover for The Economy of Anonymity\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Book Chat<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Hector Amaya, <em>The Economy of Anonymity: Power in the Age of Identification<\/em> (Stanford University Press, 2026)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>October 9, 2026, 12pm\u20131pm<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>|<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-book-chathector-amaya-the-economy-of-anonymity\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author will be joined in conversation by Kelly Gates (UC San Diego) and Ulises Mejias (SUNY Oswego), moderated by Thomas Pringle (USC). <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Organized in partnership with the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity, and the Division of Cinema and Media Studies. <\/span>Registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/08\/On-Writing-Sentences-14-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/08\/On-Writing-Sentences-14-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/08\/On-Writing-Sentences-14-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Mitra Parineh and Arabelle Sicardi\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>On Writing<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    On Writing\u2014About Beauty\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>October 19, 2026, 12pm\u20131pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>|<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-institute-series-on-writingabout-beauty\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This event is part of the Levan Institute for the Humanities\u2019 \u201cOn Writing\u201d series, conversations aiming to answer questions about how writing matters, now. This conversation will feature\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/mitra-parineh\/\">Mitra Parineh<\/a>\u00a0(USC) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arabellesicardi.xyz\/\">Arabelle Sicardi<\/a>\u00a0(author of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehouseof.beauty\/\"><i>The House of Beauty: Lesson from the Image Industry<\/i><\/a>), hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/sarah-mesle\/\">Sarah Mesle<\/a>\u00a0(USC).\u00a0Organized in partnership with the\u00a0Consortium for Gender, Sexuality, Race and Public Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-10-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-10-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-10-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Mengxiao Wang and book cover for Performing Enlightenment\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Book Chat<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Mengxiao Wang, <em>Performing Enlightenment: Buddhism and Theater in Early Modern China<\/em> (Harvard University Press, 2026)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>November 10, 2026, 11am\u201312pm<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>|<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-book-chatmengxiao-wang-performing-enlightenment\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author will be joined in conversation by Shih-shan Susan Huang (Rice University) and Wilt L. Idema (Harvard University), moderated by Lori Meeks (USC). Organized in partnership with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the East Asian Studies Center, and the Early Modern Studies Institute. Registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/08\/On-Writing-Sentences-18-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/08\/On-Writing-Sentences-18-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/08\/On-Writing-Sentences-18-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Angelica Jade Basti\u00e9n and Anahid Nersessian\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>On Writing<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    On Writing\u2014Paragraphs\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>November 20, 2026, 12pm\u20131pm<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>|<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-institute-series-on-writingparagraphs\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This event is part\u00a0of the Levan Institute for the Humanities&#8217;\u00a0\u201cOn Writing\u201d series, conversations aiming to answer questions about how writing matters, now.\u00a0This conversation will feature\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/angelicabastien.com\/\">Angelica Jade Basti\u00e9n<\/a>\u00a0(writer, essayist, and film critic) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anahidnersessian.com\/\">Anahid Nersessian<\/a>\u00a0(UCLA), hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/sarah-mesle\/\">Sarah Mesle<\/a> (USC). Organized in partnership with the Consortium for Gender, Sexuality, Race and Public Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-21-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-21-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-21-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Jonathan Leal, Wild Tongue\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Book Chat<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Jonathan Leal, <em>Wild Tongue: A Borderlands Mixtape<\/em> (Duke University Press, 2026)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>December 1, 2026, 11am\u201312pm<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>|<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-book-chatjonathan-leal-wild-tongue\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author will be joined in conversation by Alex E. Ch\u00e1vez (University of Notre Dame) and Richard T. Rodriguez (UC Riverside), moderated by Edwin Hill (USC). Registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-19-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-19-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-19-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Steve Ross, The Secret War Against Hate\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Book Chat<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Steven J. Ross, <em>The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy<\/em> (Bloomsbury, 2026)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>February 1, 2027, 12pm\u20131pm<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>|<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-book-chatsteven-j-ross-the-secret-war-against-hate\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author will be joined in conversation by Steven Hahn (NYU) and Michael Kazin (Georgetown University), moderated by Alaina Morgan (USC). Registration is required. Registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-23-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-23-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-23-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Tok Thompson and Daniel Wojcik, Exploring Anthropology through Folklore and Mythology\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Book Chat<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Tok Thompson and Daniel Wojcik, <em>Exploring Anthropology through Folklore and Mythology<\/em> (Routledge, 2025)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>February 19, 2027, 1pm\u20132pm<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>|<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-book-chattok-thompson-and-daniel-wojcik-exploring-anthropology-through-folklore-and-mythology\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The authors will be joined in conversation by Sabina Magliocco (University of British Columbia) and Solimar Otero (Indiana University, Bloomington), moderated by Kristiana Willsey (USC). Registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-20-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-20-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-20-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Sarah Kessler, Out of Sync\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Book Chat<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Sarah Kessler, <em>Out of Sync: Ventriloquism in Popular Media from Vinyl to TikTok<\/em> (Duke University Press, 2026)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>March 1, 2027, 12pm\u20131pm<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>|<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-book-chatsarah-kessler-out-of-sync\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author will be joined in conversation by Roshanak Kheshti (University of California, Berkeley) and Dominic Pettman (New School), moderated by Kara Keeling (USC). Registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-9-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-9-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/06\/On-Writing-Sentences-9-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Youngmin Choe and book cover for Hanyo\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Book Chat<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Youngmin Choe, <em>Hanyo (The Housemaid)<\/em> (Bloomsbury, 2025)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>March 12, 2027, 2pm\u20133pm<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>|<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-book-chatyoungmin-choe-hanyo-the-housemaid\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The author will be joined in conversation by Steve Choe (University of Hong Kong) and Hye Seung Chung (Colorado State University), moderated by Akira Lippitt (USC). Registration is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-22-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-22-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/levan-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/104\/2026\/09\/On-Writing-Sentences-22-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Sarah Atkinson and Vicki Callahan, Mixed Realities\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Book Chat<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Sarah Atkinson and Vicki Callahan, <em>Mixed Realities: Gender and Emergent Media<\/em> (Wayne State University Press, 2025)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>April 8, 2027, 11am\u201312pm<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>|<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/event\/levan-book-chatsarah-atkinson-and-vicki-callahan-mixed-realities\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The authors will be joined in conversation by Shelleen Greene (UCLA) and Kamal Sinclair (MIT), moderated by Holly Willis (USC). 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