All Themes

History, Politics, and Economics

Political power and economic systems shape both cultural production and the rhythms of everyday life. Thematic content may include colonialism, trade, diplomacy, labor, and governance. Perspectives explore how artworks reflect or respond to shifting regimes, resource distribution, or financial networks across local and global contexts.

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PERSPECTIVES

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PEOPLE

Stephen Acabado close up on face, wearing glasses and smiling, with bright foliage in the background

Stephen

Acabado

Professor, Department of Anthropology at University of California, Los Angeles

Tanya Aguiniga with a top knot, smiling and wearing glasses and a black top

Tanya

Aguiñiga

Artist, Designer, and Craftsperson

Gassia Armenian, face of a woman with short brown hair, smiling and wearing an elaborate necklace

Gassia

Armenian

Research Curator

Fowler Museum at UCLA

Ingrid Arriaga smiling and wearing an orange scarf

Ingrid

Arriaga

Anthropologist and Researcher

Cultural Institute of Mexico in France

Close up on Helen Burgos Ellis smiling

Helen

Burgos-Ellis

Art Historian and Lecturer

César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

formal headshot of Youssef Carter wearing a brown jacket and black shirt

Youssef

Carter

Assistant Professor and Kenan Rifai Fellow in Islamic Studies

Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Veronica Castillo outdoors with red shirt and glasses

Verónica

Castillo

Ceramicist, Clay Sculptor, Illustrator, and Painter

Myriam Chancy smiling outdoors

Myriam J. A.

Chancy

Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities

Scripps College

Paulette Crespillo seated, with short hair wearing a white and yellow top

Paulette

Crespillo-Cuison

President of the Kiyyangan Weavers Association

Member of the Save the lfugao Terraces Movement (SITMo))

Patrisse Cullors wearing a dark green headscarf and a light green button up shirt

Patrisse

Cullors

Artist, Author, Abolitionist

Kyrah Malika Daniels wearing a brightly colored shirt and glasses

Kyrah Malika

Daniels

Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Emory University

Faculty Co-Coordinator, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program

Lynna Dhanani wearing a brown turtleneck, smiling, with a bookshelf behind her

Lynna

Dhanani

Assistant Professor

Religious Studies, University of California, Davis

Mamyrah Douge Prosper standing oiutside with her arms crossed, wearing a blue dress

Mamyrah

Dougé-Prosper

Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies

University of California, Irvine

Eulalie Dulnuan wearing a white shirt and a necklace with multiple strands of beads, her hands are raised as if caught gesturing while talking

Eulalie

Dulnuan

Tourism and Cultural Officer

President of the Ifugao Intangible Heritage and Performing Arts Society

Ramy El Etreby in a white tunic looking off to the right

Ramy

El-Etreby

Writer, Performer, and Storyteller

Xochitl Marcial holding a big grey dog

Xóchitl M.

Flores-Marcial

Associate Professor

Department of Chicana/o Studies, California State University, Northridge

Carlee Forbes wearing a blue blazer and a striped shirt, smiling at the camera.

Carlee

Forbes

Associate Curator of African and Oceanic Art

Baltimore Museum of Art

Silvia Forni with turquoise bars, wearing a necklace of large colored balls and a black shirt

Silvia

Forni

Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director, Fowler Museum at UCLA

Natalie Godinez in her studio wearing a bright orange jumpsuit with images of her prints behind her

Natalie

Godinez

Artist and Educator

Co-Director, AMBOS Project

black and white image of Umar Hakim in sillhouette looking up to the right

Umar

Hakim

Executive Director, ILM (Intellect Love Mercy) Foundation

Founder of INKERIJ

Erica Jones wearing glasses, a black shirt and white bead necklace

Erica

Jones

Senior Curator of African Arts and Manager of Curatorial Affairs at the Fowler Museum at UCLA

Colson Kishimoto smiling, wearing a black suit jacket and tie

Colson

Kishimoto

UCLA graduate

Jean Daniel Lafontant wearing a dark suit against a dark red background

Jean-Daniel

Lafontant

Oungan (Vodou priest)

Executive Director, Haitian Cultural Foundation

Angelica Lindsey outside, wearing a gold headscarf and matching wrap

Angelica

Lindsey-Ali

Educator, Author, Curator, and Researcher

Marlon Martin wearing tinted glasses and looking straight at the camera

Marlon

Martin

Executive Director of Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement

Co-director of Ifugao Archaeological Project

Diana Negrin in a casual picture, with sunglasses and a white and red striped shirt

Diana

Negrín da Silva

Associate Director, Wixárika Research Center

Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley

Mustafa Okon Briggs wearing a striped hat and coat

Mustafa

Okon-Briggs

Author and Scholar of West Africa

Alana Joy Okonkwo wearing a black shirt and a blue headband, smiling and looking directly at the camera.

Alana Joy

Okonkwo

Stanford University Graduate

Jerry Philogene wearing a black shirt against a dark grey background

Jerry

Philogene

Associate Professor, Chair of Black Studies Program

Middlebury College

Syona Puliady against a brick background, wearing glasses and smiling

Syona

Puliady

Curator of Textiles of the Eastern Hemisphere

Fowler Museum at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles

Will Rea wearing a blue sweater, a white shirt, and a plaid scarf. The background is a large covered galleria.

Will

Rea

Senior Lecturer

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

University of Leeds

formal headshot of Matthew Robb wearing a black suitjacket and white shirt

Matthew H.

Robb

Mesoamerican Specialist

Library of Congress

Allen Roberts with a white mustache and beard, wearing a blue beret

Allen F.

Roberts

Distinguished Professor Emeritus

World Arts and Cultures/Dance, University of California, Los Angeles

Gina Ulysse with bright red hair against a brick background

Gina Athena

Ulysse

Professor, Graduate Director

Feminist Studies Department, University of California, Santa Cruz

Anuradha Vikram, a woman with short salt and pepper hair, wearing a irredescent top, with bright foliage in the background

Anuradha

Vikram

Writer, Curator, Educator

Faculty at UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture

Steven Vose wearing glasses, with a pink shirt and black suit jacket

Steven

Vose

Assistant Professor of Jain Studies, Religious Studies, and History

University of Colorado, Denver

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