The USC Dornsife Center on Science, Technology, and Public Life (STPL) serves as a platform for collaborative research, graduate training, and public engagement on problems at the intersection of science, technology, and society.
Recent Publications from STPL Affiliates
Oil Beach: How Toxic Infrastructure Threatens Life in the Ports of Los Angeles and Beyond
Christina Dunbar-Hester, Professor Communication, recently published her third book Oil Beach: How Toxic Infrastructure Threatens Life in the Ports of Los Angeles and Beyond with University of Chicago Press.
Skin Theory: Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory
Cristina M. Visperas, Assistant Professor of Communication, published her first book Skin Theory: Visual Culture and the Postwar Prison Laboratory (NYU Press, 2022).
“A Visual Genealogy of Urban Resilience: From Air War Planning to Climate Adaptation”
Stephen Collier and STPL Director, Andrew Lakoff, recently published the co-authored article “A Visual Genealogy of Urban Resilience: From Air War Planning to Climate Adaptation” in Perspecta 55: Futures Index.
Contact Us
Director of STPL
Andrew Lakoff
lakoff@usc.edu