Cowboy Carter think pieces and the chronic erasure of Mexico, vaqueros, jaripeos, charrería, ranchos, and música ranchera.

One of the most important days in modern LA history.

Anyone who studies labor, immigration, national politics, LatAm diasporas, and LA in 21st Century should know. Mike Davis knew ...

Dropping in to share wonderful new collection of short, provocative, playful, teachable, #OpenAccess essays on sociotechnical change, edited by me & Simogne Hudson, in latest International Journal of Communication.

Intro: ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc…

Collection: ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc… (scroll to 'forum')

AI vs. Human Creativity? Join Feb 20th talk as we explore this in 'Shouldn't We Call That 'Life'?' with USC's Josh Kun (Josh Kun)! #creativity #AI #USC Rossier RSVP by Feb 15: rossier.wufoo.com/forms/w7q4j5s0…

#USC #MasterClass #AI vsAuthenticity #CreativityAndAI #JoshKun #InnovativeEducation

Join the The Charlotta Bass Journalism & Justice Lab and USC Visions & Voices in celebrating award-winning artist, actor, author and activist COMMON on Tuesday Feb. 20 as he discusses his new book in a conversation moderated by Allissa V. Richardson, Ph.D., introduced by Josh Kun 📚 RSVP: annenberg.usc.edu/events/evening…

“The matriarch of imagination” that’s nice Brandi Carlile #Grammys

Do not sleep - Ann looks at Joni’s life (and work) from *all sides now.

Do men exist? #GRAMMYs

'I do not know what literature means to you outside of networking and grants. To me it means, first and foremost, an unwavering love for human beings and the sanctity of human life.' lithub.com/read-novelist-…

After many years of work, I couldn't be prouder to announce that the day is finally here. My book, EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE, is out today from penguinpress.

Explore PR in the music & media business with a @wasserman music presents event on Monday 2/5. Moderated by Vice Provost for the Arts Josh Kun, panelists will share how they carved their career paths and the ways PR is adapting to industry changes. RSVP: annenberg.usc.edu/events/wasserm…

Today, The New Yorker has run an excerpt from my book, Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here (out Tuesday). This is, in part, the story of Keldy Mabel Gonzáles Brebe de Zúniga, who was among the first parents separated during the Trump Admin's zero-tolerance policy. newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

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Next Saturday

Please join USC Levan Institute for the Humanities for a virtual discussion of SoFH alumnus jonathan leal's DREAMS IN DOUBLE TIME on Monday, Jan. 22, 2–3pm PT. The author will be joined by Daphne A. Brooks (Yale Univ.), Walton Muyumba (Indiana Univ.) & Josh Kun (USC). To register: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Will AI lead us towards a utopian dream or a dystopian nightmare?

Who knows? I'm not here to answer that question.

Instead, join Josh Kun and me this Spring as we discuss AI, education, and human creativity during USC Rossier's Master Class series!

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'For Forsythe, music became a tool of self-fashioning, of sculpting a future of his own making.'

Explore the legacy of composer Harold Bruce Forsythe, whose papers are housed at The Huntington, in this article by Josh Kun.

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Ceci Bastida, known for her music with Tijuana No! and Julieta Venegas, breaks down the songs on 'Every Thing Taken Away,' which was partially inspired by non-profit work she did with unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. trib.al/UZLeMGg trib.al/UZLeMGg

Thank you Rolling Stone for this! Such a nice way to end 2023! Gracias Rolling Stone! 💖 rollingstone.com/music/music-la…

. Josh Kun on Harold Bruce Forsythe for the CA Festival is a revelation.

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Our friend and colleague, the internationally renowned, prize-winning poet, Mosab Abu Toha. . .