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10/14/2020— “1960s Los Angeles”:  UCI Faculty Book Talk

10/14/2020— “1960s Los Angeles”: UCI Faculty Book Talk

Posted on October 13, 2020October 14, 2020Author LA in the SixtiesPosted in News and Events

Explore 1960s Los Angeles with Faculty Author Jon Wiener. He will be in a live conversation with UCSD historian Danny Widener, moderated by Julia Lupton of UCI English. This event is part of Illuminaries, UCI’s new series of Zoom book talks featuring UCI faculty and instructors. Register here.

The Vast Majority: The Night Is Still on Fire

The Vast Majority: The Night Is Still on Fire

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020Author LA in the SixtiesPosted in News and Events

Jacobin deputy editor and host of Jacobin Radio’s podcast The Vast Majority, Micah Uetricht speaks with Jon Wiener about some of the interesting events and stories that happened in Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties, a book he co-authored with Mike Davis. Listen to the interview here.

Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties — Rain Taxi

Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties — Rain Taxi

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020Author LA in the SixtiesPosted in News and Events

Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties was reviewed in Rain Taxi by Paul Buhle. “Two veteran authors allow themselves vast detail to tell about us about the cradle of “counterculture,” in all the far-flung rebellious meanings of the term. It is also the story of L.A.’s contested racial space, with contradictions ranging…

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