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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Phillips' books include:

  • Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. (1999),[5]
  • Operation Fly Trap: L. A. Gangs, Drugs, and the Law (2012),[6] and
  • The City Beneath: A Century of Los Angeles Graffiti (2019)[4][10]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. (University of Chicago Press, 1999, ISBN 9780226667720). Reviews:
  6. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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)

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