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man of East Asian descent in stadium with dramatic light
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Jeff Liang
Professor Sameer Pandya at UC Santa Barbara's Harder Stadium

In Sameer Pandya’s ‘Our Beautiful Boys,’ teenage secrets are the dark heart of suburbia

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photograph of a first edition copy of the novel "The Grapes of Wrath"
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Matt Perko
A first edition of "The Grapes of Wrath" was among a recent donation of John Steinbeck's major works to the UCSB Library archive
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three-panel photographic image of a woman holding a picture of her son, the cover of a new book on Guatemala and the dry riverbed below a dam
"The Fourth Invasion" argues that present-day hydroelectric projects are a continuation of Guatemala's long history of colonialism and resource exploitation and includes the state-sponsored genocide of the late 20th century
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Professor Tania Israel seated on a bench with text overlay Q&A
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Matt Perko
Professor and author Tania Israel, October 2024
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Portrait of professor Jody Enders with two books of translated French stage comedies
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Matt Perko
Author and professor Jody Enders, January 2024
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UC Santa Barbara Professor Emeritus Francisco Lomelí
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Paul Meyers
UC Santa Barbara Professor Emeritus Francisco Lomelí at the International Latino Book Awards, October 2023