Susan A. Phillips

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Susan A. Phillips (born 1969) [1] is an American anthropologist and criminologist who works as a professor of environmental analysis at Pitzer College. [2] She is known for research on graffiti, [3] [4] and her books on gangs and graffiti. [5] [6] [4]

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Dr. Phillips article on redlining and gang neighborhoods in Los Angeles with Professor Stefano Bloch was shortlisted as one of the best articles of 2022 in Urban Studies (journal). [7]

Education and career

Phillips graduated in 1990 from California State University, Dominguez Hills with a bachelor's degree in civilizations. She then went to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for graduate study in anthropology, earning a master's degree in 1994 and completing a Ph.D. in 1998. [8]

After continuing at UCLA as a lecturer for four more years, and also working as a lecturer at the ArtCenter College of Design, she became an assistant professor at Pitzer College in 2002. [8] In 2016, as an associate professor, she was named a Getty Scholar by the Getty Research Institute. [9]

Books

Phillips' books include:

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References

  1. Birth year from copyright page of Operation Fly Trap: L. A. Gangs, Drugs, and the Law
  2. "Susan Phillips", Faculty Directory & Profiles, Pitzer College, retrieved 2019-12-28
  3. Anthropologist Discovers 100-Year-Old Graffiti By 'America's Most Famous Hobo', NPR, June 11, 2016
  4. 1 2 3 Morrison, Patt (August 7, 2019), "Why good old graffiti thrives in the Internet age – especially in L.A. (interview with Phillips)", Los Angeles Times
  5. 1 2 Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. (University of Chicago Press, 1999, ISBN   9780226667720). Reviews:
  6. 1 2 Operation Fly Trap: L. A. Gangs, Drugs, and the Law (University of Chicago Press, 2012, ISBN   9780226667676). Reviews:
  7. Bloch, Stefano; Phillips, Susan A. (2022). "Mapping and making gangland: A legacy of redlining and enjoining gang neighbourhoods in Los Angeles". Urban Studies. 59 (4): 750–770. Bibcode:2022UrbSt..59..750B. doi:10.1177/00420980211010426.
  8. 1 2 Curriculum vitae, 2012, retrieved 2019-12-28
  9. 2016/17: Art and Anthropology (Research Institute), Getty Research Institute , retrieved 2019-12-28
  10. The City Beneath: A Century of Los Angeles Graffiti (Yale University Press, 2019, ISBN   9780300246032)