Black Studies Center

Consortium on Gender, Sexuality & Race in Popular Culture

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:36:”https://dornsife.usc.edu/consortium/”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The Consortium on Gender, Sexuality & Race in Popular Culture brings together faculty researchers from across USC, Southern California, and beyond, to explore and contextualize shifts in representations of gender, race, and sexuality in public culture, while translating that research to the public square. a:1:{i:0;s:10:”intro-text”;}… Read More

Conceptual Foundation of Conflict Project

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:31:”https://www.philosophy.academy/”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The goal of the Conceptual Foundations of Conflict Project is to find the philosophy at the center of interpersonal conflict. a:1:{i:0;s:10:”intro-text”;}… Read More

Center for Transpacific Studies

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:45:”https://dornsife.usc.edu/transpacific-studies”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The Center for Transpacific Studies (CTS) at USC Dornsife supports scholars who study the United States’ relationship with Asia, transpacific movements, and Asian-American populations. By focusing on research in two distinct clusters – social and cultural research and political economy trends across the Pacific – CTS supports the… Read More

Francophone Research and Resource Center

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:44:”https://dornsife.usc.edu/francophone-center/”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The Francophone Research and Resource Center (FRC) at USC Dornsife is a hub for research, scholarship, and activities related to Francophone writers, scholars, filmmakers, journalists, and scientists. A member of the Center of Excellence network established by the French Embassy to the United States of America, the FRC… Read More

East Asian Studies Center

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:34:”https://dornsife.usc.edu/eascenter”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The USC Dornsife East Asian Studies Center (EASC) serves as an umbrella for research, teaching, and events connected to East Asia at USC. With more than 120 associated professors from departments across the university and by hosting public events including a speaker series, film screenings, and career fairs,… Read More

Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:28:”https://dornsife.usc.edu/icw”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW) expands our understanding of the region’s history and its mythos, while offering new perspectives on complex issues of the day. A collaborative center founded by William Deverell, one of the world’s foremost experts on the American West, ICW pairs… Read More

USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:30:”https://dornsife.usc.edu/emsi/”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) explores the history, literature, art, and science of the Early Modern period (c. 1450 – 1850). The institute’s range is global – instead of focusing on a particular region, EMSI aims to advance knowledge of the diverse societies in and around… Read More

Equity Research Institute

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:28:”https://dornsife.usc.edu/eri”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute (ERI) works beyond the walls of the university to serve as an agent of social change. By working with local communities and providing research that focuses on immigrant communities, racial justice, and the relationship between climate change and social equity, ERI is… Read More

The West on Fire

a:3:{s:5:”title”;s:10:”Visit Site”;s:3:”url”;s:34:”https://dornsife.usc.edu/icw/fire/”;s:6:”target”;s:6:”_blank”;} The West on Fire is a three-year research, teaching, and outreach project led by the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West that turns its attention to the calamity of western wildfire. Drawing on a diverse collection of fire experts — ecologists, Indigenous fire practitioners, US Forest Service… Read More