Andrew Klein

Andrew Klein

Graduate Student

Email: ancklein@ucla.edu

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Biography

Andrew is a PhD candidate researching the intertwined histories of empire, urban development, and social movements in California. More broadly, his work explores the competing land uses and rival visions of globalization that shaped capitalism in the Americas after the abolition of racial slavery.

His dissertation examines how global struggles over race, land, and infrastructure transformed the social and ecological landscape of the Oakland, California waterfront between the mid-nineteenth and late twentieth centuries. An article based on this research is forthcoming in the Journal of American Ethnic History. Andrew has also written about California cities for outlets such as the Los Angeles TimesThe NationPublic Books, and Jacobin, and co-authored a report on the history of homelessness in Los Angeles for the Luskin Center for History and Policy.

Field of Study

United States

Subfield

History of the United States and the World, History of Latin America, Ethnic Studies, Urban History, Labor History, Social History, Environmental History, Political Economy

Advisor(s)

Robin D.G. Kelley (Chair), Peter James Hudson, Toby Higbie, Ananya Roy

Degrees

  • Certificate in Economic Research Methods, Cornell History of Capitalism Initiative, 2021
  • M.A. in History, UCLA, 2019
  • B.A. in Social Studies, Harvard Unitersity, 2012