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Witness to a Hanging: California's Haunted Trees
When a man dies hanging from a tree, is that tree an accessory to the act or a witness? The multiple second lives of the frontier "hang tree" reveal something unsettling about the Golden State.

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Genius Loci: The Strange Alchemy of California's Literary Shrines
California has a rich -- though often underappreciated -- literary heritage.

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Bajalta California
Michel Dear traces the evolution of the space between Mexico and the United States, a "third nation" with a shared identity, common history, and joint traditions.

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By the Numbers: California in World Literature
The word "California" was tracked through millions of books published across nine languages and several centuries to decipher its representation in world literature.

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Serigrafia: Constructing the Chicana/o Imaginary
The printwork on view in the traveling exhibition "Serigrafía" demonstrates the fluidity of Chicana/o identity since the initial Chicano manifesto of 1969.

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My Father's Charreria, My Rodeo
After his father's death, a belt buckle became the most significant object linking Romeo Guzmán to his father's past as a rodeo rider and Mexican migrant.

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Recuerdos: Borderland Dreams
Collected experiences of the liminal space that defines the boundary between the United States and Mexico are represented in the form of snow globes.

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Postcards From the Future: Utopian North, Dystopian South
Writers and filmmakers have been exploring the future of California for decades, approaching Northern and Southern California in utopian/dystopian contexts.

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A Road Trip Along the Aqueduct in 1915
In 1915, just two years after the L.A. Aqueduct opened, Julius Goodwin Oliver and William Henry Frick packed up their Ford Model T and drove north from Hollywood to see where their water came from.
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Pivot: Reconceiving Water Scarcity as Design Opportunity
Water scarcity presents a profound challenge and opportunity for designers of the built environment. "Where is it? Let's reuse it" recognizes that maximizing recovery and reuse of rain and stormwater will be central for any city seeking to buffer the e...