Eric Avila, Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies and Urban Planning at UCLA
Departures is KCET's hyper-local web documentary, community engagement tool and digital literacy program about the cultural history of Los Angeles' neighborhoods.
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Eric Avila is an Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies, History and Urban Planning at UCLA. His work emphasizes the intersections between racial identity, urban space, and cultural representation. Author of Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight: Fear and Fantasy in Suburban Los Angeles, Avila has recently completed research for his upcoming book, The Folklore of the Freeway: A Cultural History of Highway Construction. He explores these themes in Highland Park's history for Departures with significant attention toward the building Arroyo Seco Parkway, housing, and pan-Latino identity.
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What the Community Says: San Gabriel River
We hear from the community their stories and memories of the San Gabri...
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Exploring the San Gabriel River's West Fork
Last week the Departures production crew headed out on a little field ...
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Mapping the Untold Stories of the San Gabriel River
To better construct the narrative, we invite you, the community, to sh...
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KCET Departures Receives NEA Art Works Grant
Departures receives one of 832 Art Works grants totaling $23.3 million...
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