Venice: A Contested Bohemia in Los Angeles by Deener; Operation Fly Trap: L.A. Gangs, Drugs, and the Law by Phillips (both books published by University of Chicago Press)
Andrew
Deener and Susan Phillips will discuss and sign their new books, which
take a fresh look at Los Angeles neighborhoods and culture.
Praise for Venice: A Contested Bohemia:
“In this tour de
force of dialectical observation, Andrew Deener explains how Venice
Beach is both L.A.'s democratic libido and the summation of its
inequalities.” —Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
Praise for Operation Fly Trap: L.A. Gangs, Drugs, and the Law:
“I
thoroughly enjoyed reading Operation Fly Trap. The dramatis personae
are treated as human beings, and the reader gets a chance to look at
them in the flesh: loving, betrayed, strung out, anxious, and more. The
book marries the real conditions of poverty, racism, and war with the
day-to-day lives of victims and offenders. This is first-class
ethnography.” —John Hagedorn, author of A World of Gangs
Andrew Deener is assistant professor of sociology at the University
of Connecticut. He lived in Venice for close to six years.
Susan A. Phillips
is assistant professor of environmental analysis at Pitzer College. She is the author of
Wallbangin’: Graffiti and Gangs in L.A., also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| Thursday, May 23 at 7:30pm |
| TOM DRURY reads from PACIFIC |
| Friday, May 24 at 7:30pm |
