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Hybrid Writing in the Humanities

Héctor Tobar (MFA, UCI) is an award-winning author of numerous books, including Deep
Down Dark: The Untold Story of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free
(2014), Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States
(2006), and the novels The Barbarian Nurseries (2011) and The Tattooed Soldier (1998).  He lives
and works in Los Angeles.

Charlotte Biltekoff (PhD, Brown University) is a widely published writer in food studies, the cultural politics of dietary health, and American eating habits.  She is the author of Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health (2013) and contributor to various print publications, documentaries, and media outlets.  Charlotte is Associate Professor of American Studies at UC Davis.

Jeremiah Axelrod (PhD, UCI) is director of the Institute for the Study of Los Angeles at Occidental College.   He is the author of Inventing Autopia: Envisioning the Modern Metropolis in Jazz Age Los Angeles (2009), which examines the cultural and intellectual history of mid-20th century Los Angeles.

Ev Stanton (PhD, UCI) is a writer, historian, media artist, and designer.  He is currently working on a children’s history book series for MacMillan/Holt and also has ongoing projects with PBS and the Discovery Channel.  Ev’s children’s books, including Izzy and the Candy Palace, help support community groups and education in Southern California.