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Christina Simmons

Research Interests Imaginations of Black futures and liberations, particularly in modern Black sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Education B.A., UC Santa Barbara, 2017 M.A., San Diego State University, 2021

Tyler Sirovy

Education B.A., University of Minnesota, 2021 Publications Sirovy, Tyler. 2025. “Extracting Love: Petromodernity and Ordinary Entanglements in Gary Snyder’s Turtle Island.” Comparative American Studies An International Journal, March, 1–13. doi:10.1080/14775700.2025.2476811.

Liv Slaby

Research Interests Anthropocene; Fan studies; Creative writing and performing arts Education B.A., UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, 2021

Emma Spies

Research Interests Surrealism; Critical Theory; Urban Cultural Studies; Queer Studies Education B.A., Millsaps College M.A., University of California, Los Angeles Working Dissertation:“The novel and the transient”: Queer Turns in Surrealism…

Alexandra Minna Stern

Ph.D., History, University of ChicagoM.A., Latin American studies, UC San DiegoB.A., Central American studies Alexandra Minna Stern, Ph.D., has served as dean of the UCLA Division of Humanities since November…