ABOUT ME
EDITOR IN CHIEF
THE LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS
As of January 2023
I'm currently the Editor-in-Chief of The Los Angeles Review of Books.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR, WHITTIER SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Whittier College
I taught media studies, contemporary American literature, and creative writing at Whittier College for almost ten years, and directed the individualized major program.
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My book project looks at the rise of behavioral economics as cultural common sense and a refusal of politics, working title, Behave! The Science of Influence and Economics in American Popular Culture.
THIS PHOTO
Malibu & French TV
The picture on the right is from my appearance on a French and German television program called Arte, in an episode on Joan Didion and Malibu. You can try the link here, but it's not easy to see outside of Europe. I wrote about Didion's conflicted relationship to land and my conflicted relationship to her in an essay called Where I Am From.
In a former life, I was a reporter. Before I got my doctorate, I got an MFA in creative writing. I have published fiction, nonfiction, essays, and articles in a wide variety of outlets.
Once, I sold everything I owned and moved to Rio de Janeiro to train capoeira.
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