Pronounshe, him, his, his, himself

Department/College/UnitHumanities Division

TitleDistinguished Professor

AffiliationFaculty

Other UCSC Campus AffiliationHistory of Consciousness Department
Latin American & Latino Studies
Music Department
Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas

Primary Office LocationHumanities Building 1
235

Office HoursOn sabbatical leave in 2025-26

Mail StopHumanities Academic Services

Biography, Education and Training

B.A. History, UC Berkeley
M.A. American Studies, University of Michigan
Ph.D. American Studies, University of Michigan

Research Interests

Black cultural and intellectual history; US cultural history and cultural studies; critical race and ethnic studies; popular music and jazz studies; black radicalism; urban studies.

Selected Publications

Recent Publications:

"The Once and Future Deportation Flight?," Public Books, January 28, 2026

Entry in "Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Alto Saxophone," New York Times, November 8, 2025

Latest book: 

A People’s History of SFO: The Making of the Bay Area and an Airport (UC Press, 2023)