Hailed as a sci-fi capital, Los Angeles has long served as an inspiration and backdrop for some of the best science fiction ever produced in literature or film. A conference organized by William Deverell of history and David Ulin of English explores the city’s profound and complex relationship with the genre.
Tens of thousands of people fed their appetites for the written word during the recent annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Among USC Dornsife authors speaking at the two-day event, University Professor Kevin Starr, the John Muir of our times, shared some of his own history.
Thinking of Elizabeth Taylor what comes to mind? Those eyes? Diamonds? The eight marriages? A new book by cultural critic M. G. Lord of USC Dornsife describes how the late actress’ feminist impact has been hidden in plain sight.
